Intel H87 chipset combined with DDR3 1866 XMP memory

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Spoongravy

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Hello,

Would it be feasible to run DDR3 1866 XMP certified memory on a H87 chipset motherboard, without a "K" Haswell processor ?

I have the feeling the RAM speed would revert to 1600 MHz frequency anyway, even if the motherboard supports the XMP memory timings.
 
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Spoongravy

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Hello Werner and thanks for your reply,

Actually, the motherboard I have in mind is the ASUS H87M-E.
It looks like DDR3 1866 and higher are supported from the ASUS' memory qualified vendor list,

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H87ME/#support_QVL

But wouldn't it be a waste of money to purchase something higher than DDR 1600 on a H87 chipset motherboard, and without an overclockable CPU (non "K" Haswell) ?

From what I read, memory overclock isn't feasible without CPU overclock, but I am not 100% sure and can't find a good review for this motherboard yet.
 
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Spoongravy

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You are right Werner, the price difference here is almost the same to purchase 2 * 8 GB DDR3 1866 MHz CL9 vs. stock 1600 MHz frequency and CL9 latency.

I think I will purchase the 1866 MHz dual memory kit and tighten the latencies at 1600 MHz, I am pretty sure the memory can't be overclocked anyway with this motherboard.

I think ASUS oughtn't to mention anything higher than 1600 MHz stock memory on their qualified vendor list for this specific motherboard.

Memories are indeed compatible, but their higher XMP settings can't be used here, am I right ?
 
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