G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866MHz question

[AndrewSE]

Hello All,

I just picked up a pair of G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866MHz upon recommendation of the folks at the computer store I purchase from.

My new build is the following (still have to put it together)

Before anyone comments Yes I am fully aware of others feelings on Intel build being faster for single threaded processes... yada yada

I've been running AMD systems since the Tbird 1333mhz and sticking to them !

Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
Gigabyte 7950
AMD 8350
Corsair H80i cooler

I will be overclocking and the Corsair Dominator was out of my budget.

Thoughts ? Do I have a chance of hitting 5ghz with this ram ?

 

[Automata]

AndrewSE, the multiplier on that processor is unlocked, so the speed your memory will run is irrelevant to the final overclock.

 

[EarthDog]

AndrewSE, the multiplier on that processor is unlocked, so the speed your memory will run is irrelevant to the final overclock.

+1

I doubt your cooler has enough capacity to cool that thing at 5GHz.

 

[AndrewSE]

Thank you both for the response.

I appreciate the feedback..

 

[Woomack]

It's optimal RAM for this setup but if you wish to overclock something for faster transfers then focus on CPU-NB clock rather than memory clock.
About cpu clock you already got answer so I have nothing more to add