Will my memory hinder the performance of my new gaming rig?

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JBDelta

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Hey guys!

On PCPartPicker I was adding all the parts I was going to order from Amazon to my list, when this message popped up

"The Kingston Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Haswell CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum."

Is this a bad thing? And my main question is, will this hinder the performance of my desktop?

Thanks!
 
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With Haswell builds, I start at 1866/9, and with prices what they are most of my clients elect 2133 or 2400 and if in budget and they need faster some go even higher
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It will work OK, but for 1600 and 1866 basic DRAM, I stick with 1.5 or less as recommended, 2133 and up 1.6-1.65 is perfectly fine.....Thing about 1600 and needing 1.65 may be indicative of them using weak Memory chips better suited to 1066 or 1333 freq sticks, over 90% of all 1600 sticks on the market require 1.5 or less
 
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Well, on PCPartPicker my memory (Kingston Black Series 8GB (2x4GB Modules) DDR3-1600MHz) is within the "Compatability Filter" so I'm not sure what you mean by "the correct memory". I would like to know what you meant by that.
 
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Oh, so the MHz speeds need to be higher? Or do they need to be lower? It says that the recommended speed for the Intel i5-4430 Haswell Processor is 1.5V+5% and the actual memory modules I currently thinking about buying operate at 1.65V, so it exceeds the voltage limit. So, does my voltage NEED to be 1.5V?
 
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