Are there CPUs that can run 1.6V RAM out of the box?

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Pretty simply I would love to grab some G.Skill Trident that have a 1866MHz and CL 8. Only they are 1.6V and of course every CPU I come always caps out at 1.5V. Any light you guys can shine on this would be great!
 
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Yes it will be fine, the 1.5 is Intels recommendation for 'stock' DRAM or that which meets it 1600 recommendation...The far majority of the rigs I build run 2133 and up DRAM where 1.6 or 1.65 is the norm, and have never encountered a single problem with DRAM damaging a CPU or mobo
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1.5V is the highest voltage officially supported by the DDR3 standard. Higher voltages are non-standard and must be either configured manually or by loading XMP profiles. This technically voids the warranty on the CPU but there probably is no way for AMD/Intel to tell.
 
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Yes it will be fine, the 1.5 is Intels recommendation for 'stock' DRAM or that which meets it 1600 recommendation...The far majority of the rigs I build run 2133 and up DRAM where 1.6 or 1.65 is the norm, and have never encountered a single problem with DRAM damaging a CPU or mobo
 
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While it is unlikely to hurt and will most likely work, it is still out-of-spec as far as the CPU manufacturer (or at least Intel) is concerned and not guaranteed to work from their end of things.
 
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Thanks, I was hoping someone has tried it numerously to determine from their own personal experience. I will not hesitate to grab the G.Skill Tridents now!
 
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I think I would be happy with 1866 don't see myself needing much more than that. If I have a little spare cash then perhaps 2133. Thanks for your input though it helped a lot!
 
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