Which RAM Speed ?

zoro65 · Jul 5, 2014

Hi,

I am planning to get a RAM for my build but am a little bit confused. my processor only supports DDR3-1333/1600 and the motherboard am planning to get supports more than that:

DDR3 3000(OC)/2800(OC)/2600(OC)/2200(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/1333

So my question is:

Am I going to get any benefit if I select a RAM with a higher speed since my processor wont support more than 1600 ?

What does OC mean? is it Overclocked Form factor ? what is the different between a speed marked as an OC and a speed without an OC ?

Can I Overclock a RAM that is not marked as (OC) say for example I decided to go with
1600 RAM.. can I Overclock it ?

Thanks

i7Baby · Jul 5, 2014

Anything over the standard cpu spec is Overclcoked. These days its done by inserting the ram and going into bios and enabling XMP - Extreme Memory Profile. That automatically gets the ram up to its rated speed. In your case - anywhere up to 3000MHz.

So you can buy ram up to 3000MHz and have it run at that. But 3000MHz ram costs about 5 times as much as 1600MHz ram. So there's an optimum price/performance. These days its somewhere between 1866 and 2133. 1866 ram costs only a few dollars more than 1600 ram now. So that's what I recommend.

Tradesman1 · Jul 5, 2014

What CPU? That's basically what will determine what DRAM you can run since we already know the mobo specs, i.e. if you want to run 2400 or better, you will need a K model CPU, and depending might need it for 2133

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