RAM Options On i5 4690k

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Okay so on the specifications on the i5 4690k it says it accepts up to 1600 but I see people that use higher frequency ram on many processors (like i7 4790k) that can can accept up to 1600. So what will happen if I add higher frequency (I'm planning on using 2400) to my build? I read through previous threads that it underclocks it to 1333 and you have to manually overclock it to its original speed which seems complicating. What will happen? On another thread I read that it's okay and the processor will take the ram as long as the motherboard supports it (I'm planning on getting asus Maximus 7 so in my case it will)
 
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yah it'll work with no problems as long as the mobo supports it which that one does. if i understand it right those faster ram sticks are just overclocked 1600 speed sticks with higher timings so technically they are 1600 speed sticks as far as the cpu is concerned.
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yah it'll work with no problems as long as the mobo supports it which that one does. if i understand it right those faster ram sticks are just overclocked 1600 speed sticks with higher timings so technically they are 1600 speed sticks as far as the cpu is concerned.
 
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so would it work if i used 1866mhz ram with an i5 4690k, and an asus z97 maximus vii hero?
 
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Indeed, the board will likely recognise its JEDEC settings,
you would have to manually set the XMP profiles in your BIOS to set it at its rated capacity.


 
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