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- Feb 18, 2007
Hi, I am planning on building a new PC once I have sufficient funds. I plan on getting 8GB of DDR3 1600 memory, but the motherboard I have selected specifically says it has a memory standard of 1333, but can do 1600 (OC).
This leads me to believe if I throw my ram in that board, they will default to 1333 rather than 1600, and I will have to overclock my memory / motherboard to attain the 1600 speed. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I am curious if it's easy to get the memory to run at 1600, or is it difficult? Will there be any drawbacks to overclocking to run the ram at 1600? Is there potential to damage my hardware or void any warranties? I am a noobie when it comes to overclocking.
These are the specs:
Motherboard: MSI P55-CD53 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130240
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303
Also, I don't know if this matters, but here is the CPU:
CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
I do not yet own these products so I can't physically test anything you guys suggest doing. I'm merely seeking feedback on whether or not it's possible to run the ram at 1600 without too much hassle or troubleshooting.
Thanks,
-Neil
This leads me to believe if I throw my ram in that board, they will default to 1333 rather than 1600, and I will have to overclock my memory / motherboard to attain the 1600 speed. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I am curious if it's easy to get the memory to run at 1600, or is it difficult? Will there be any drawbacks to overclocking to run the ram at 1600? Is there potential to damage my hardware or void any warranties? I am a noobie when it comes to overclocking.
These are the specs:
Motherboard: MSI P55-CD53 LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130240
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303
Also, I don't know if this matters, but here is the CPU:
CPU: Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215
I do not yet own these products so I can't physically test anything you guys suggest doing. I'm merely seeking feedback on whether or not it's possible to run the ram at 1600 without too much hassle or troubleshooting.
Thanks,
-Neil