2400Mhz Cl 11 or 1866Mhz cl 9 (8gb)

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RainbowSquirt

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Hey, I'm trying to decide what RAM I should get and I'm tied between the two. I'm about to start working (my first job) and I was going to buy a motherboard that happened to also be compatible with 2400Mhz RAM speed. Which should I get? If it helps, I'll be gaming and doing homework on this PC, and the brand I was considering buying was: 2400(G skill sniper 8gb) and 1866(rip jaws x series).
 
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If you are using the APUs on board graphics then you will see a benefit from faster DRAM as the GPU uses system DRAM (the system itself will also perform better overall)...and with good sticks you can normally OC them up a step and see gain, like from 1600 to 1866, but generally if you try and go a couple of steps up, say from 1600 to 2133 you will ogten have to loosen the timings to a point that you can lose performance (additionally it will require more voltage to DRAM and MC so that you will be creating more heat than you (or the system) may like.
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RainbowSquirt

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Wouldn't the 1600Mhz RAM in some way be worse than the 1866Mhz? And couldn't I OC the 1866Mhz RAM?
 
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RainbowSquirt

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So how far can the 1600Mhz be overclocked? I currently have a motherboard that allows RAM speeds to be overclocked to 2133Mhz
 
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4Ryan6

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It would be nice if you supplied all the missing information?

Just because a motherboard claims something does not mean the CPU can achieve it!

 
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RainbowSquirt

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Oh I have an AMD A8 6600k and it can support the RAM
 
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If you are using the APUs on board graphics then you will see a benefit from faster DRAM as the GPU uses system DRAM (the system itself will also perform better overall)...and with good sticks you can normally OC them up a step and see gain, like from 1600 to 1866, but generally if you try and go a couple of steps up, say from 1600 to 2133 you will ogten have to loosen the timings to a point that you can lose performance (additionally it will require more voltage to DRAM and MC so that you will be creating more heat than you (or the system) may like.
 
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