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Ram compatibility with AMD Fx-8350 CPU

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September 16, 2014 4:47:57 AM

I am confused as a lot of people are making a big deal out of the ram capacity of the FX-8350 AMD CPU. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on what it can handle and what's compatible and so i'm just...lost and confused and have no freaking idea.

So. I'm wanting to get the AMD FX-8350 CPU and install four sticks of DDR3 1600 ram. ( 4 x 4gb)

Is that compatible?

Also, am I able to add additional sticks of the same speed with no problems in the future?

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September 16, 2014 4:54:26 AM

Yes those should be compatible look at your motherboard specs. that's where you'll find what is supported easily by what you have.
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September 16, 2014 5:45:38 AM

BlacksunKing said:
Yes those should be compatible look at your motherboard specs. that's where you'll find what is supported easily by what you have.


Yeah the mobo is compatible with both the CPU and RAM. Kind of just solved it myself aha so if anyone reading this has the same problem, I have the solution!

So the memory speed cap on the FX-8350 is about 1866, anything higher will be clocked down automatically so installing anything faster than that is a waste and can mess up the way your system runs. On a dual channel board 4 x 4gbs or 4 x 8gbs of 1600mhz ram will run beautifully.

People really need to get better at explaining things, I think most of the time they focus too much on using fancy terms and sounding like a genius.
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September 16, 2014 7:57:08 AM

For 16GB, 2x8GB is a better choice if mobo supports it, less stress on the MC (memory controller), over and above 1600 is possible depends on the individual CPU and generally takes some DRAM and/or MC voltage adjustments
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September 16, 2014 11:17:36 AM

Over 1866 is possible actually if mobo supports it actually. I run low latency 2133 myself and it was detected properly on installation with no adjustments in bios required but I am running the Crosshair formula V - Z mobo also.
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September 16, 2014 2:45:09 PM

Yep, it's part the mobo and mainly the MC (memory controller) itself, the FX CPUs are rated up to 1866 at 1 stick per channel, so additional sticks and/or higher freq often require the voltage changes to help the MC
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