Hi Folks;
I could use some help with buying some memory for an old system that I still use all the time. It uses DDR3 memory and has the Intel P55 express chipset with a Xeon X3470 processor.
The issue is that I would like to be free to overclock this system. The processor OC's very well but the existing memory....not so much. It also needs more memory so...
Back when I bought the original memory I bought the wrong stuff, I think it was rated at 1300 and I should have bought at least 1600. I bought the 1300 based on bad advice given at the time. I've regretted it ever since.
So this time around I would prefer to buy memory from the extreme other side of the equation. Ie, memory that's so fast I probably will never be able to go that fast (if that makes sense - what I'm trying to do is remove memory ability from the equation) and more importantly, not regret what I buy!
The mainboard is an Asus P7P55D-E LX and it uses DDR3 Dimms apparently up to 2200 (OC) Dual Channel. It has the latest/last BIOS in it.
I was looking at these ones;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589&cm_re=ddr3-_-20-231-589-_-Product
which are 2400. But, I read some articles on them and they are apparently designed for a newer chipset, the Z77.
Does that mean they would not work?
Can I buy memory that's rated to 2400 and run it at lower speeds at will?
The last time I was fluent in memory it was PC133
I could use some help with buying some memory for an old system that I still use all the time. It uses DDR3 memory and has the Intel P55 express chipset with a Xeon X3470 processor.
The issue is that I would like to be free to overclock this system. The processor OC's very well but the existing memory....not so much. It also needs more memory so...
Back when I bought the original memory I bought the wrong stuff, I think it was rated at 1300 and I should have bought at least 1600. I bought the 1300 based on bad advice given at the time. I've regretted it ever since.
So this time around I would prefer to buy memory from the extreme other side of the equation. Ie, memory that's so fast I probably will never be able to go that fast (if that makes sense - what I'm trying to do is remove memory ability from the equation) and more importantly, not regret what I buy!
The mainboard is an Asus P7P55D-E LX and it uses DDR3 Dimms apparently up to 2200 (OC) Dual Channel. It has the latest/last BIOS in it.
I was looking at these ones;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231589&cm_re=ddr3-_-20-231-589-_-Product
which are 2400. But, I read some articles on them and they are apparently designed for a newer chipset, the Z77.
Does that mean they would not work?
Can I buy memory that's rated to 2400 and run it at lower speeds at will?
The last time I was fluent in memory it was PC133