1600 Mhz CL7 vs 2400 Mhz CL10

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I'm purchasing a Gigabyte GA-Z87N-WIFI motherboard, and it says that it accepts 1333/1600 Mhz DDR3 RAM. However, would you guys recommend that I stick with a 16GB 1600Mhz Cas 7 memory module, or use a 16GB 2400Mhz Cas 10 memory module?

I understand that the 2400-CL10 memory will require the motherboard to be overclocked, but how safe is that? Should I just stick with the 1600 Mhz? If it is of any importance, I am using an i7-4770k.
 
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What are you going to use the rig for and what CPU will you be running? With a Z87 mobo, 2400/10 is no problem though will want a K model CPU, basically to set it all up is simply raise the CPU multiplier to 40 and enable XMP, select profile 1....generally that's all that's required with a K model and 2400/10
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The way I like to think of cas latency is somewhat like this!
The latency is a tube, and the clockrate is how much water is flowing through.
By having a lower latency, you have a bigger tube, but also less water flowing through, and vice versa.
And the difference between 1066mhz ram and 2400mhz ram is not worth the price difference.
 
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Dear,

Make one thing clear, 2400MHz would default to 1333 MHz on your mobo so it is safe no issue at all. All RAMs above 1333 MHz default to 1333 MHz and you'll have to enable XMP or do it manually to enable 2400 MHz or so.

CAS 7 very very good timings. Go with 1600 MHz with CAS 7. it will give you amazing results.
 
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Well I'm just trying to figure out how unstable my system would be if I used 2400 Mhz ram. I'm trying to build a hackintosh. Will I not notice a difference when using 1600-CL7 vs 2400-CL10? I'm a computer science major and I'll use my computer for coding as well as gaming.
 
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You really don't need to go for 2400 MHz with CAS 10. Stick with 1600 MHz with CAS 7.

However, for your question, it is safe to use 2400 MHz with CAS 10. No issue. Check the voltage of the RAM it is being operated on or the rated voltage.
 
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Do you know if cas latency is constant? What I mean is, if I run the 2400Mhz memory module at a reduced speed (let's say 1600Mhz), will it still be CL10? Or does it go down to like an equivalence of CL8?
 
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Your CAS Latency will remain the same. In order to down clock it, you'll have to do it manually.
 
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What are you going to use the rig for and what CPU will you be running? With a Z87 mobo, 2400/10 is no problem though will want a K model CPU, basically to set it all up is simply raise the CPU multiplier to 40 and enable XMP, select profile 1....generally that's all that's required with a K model and 2400/10
 
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