i5 4690k and G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1866

huntergren

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I was double checking some specs of my last parts order for a new pc and I noticed something I had never seen before. When I was on Intel's specification page I saw that they listed a max ram speed for the cpu. Of course the ram I ordered runs at 1866 and the cpu tops out at 1600.

Now I did do some searching before posting this and many people seemed to think that the sticks will work, but either run at the lower 1600 speed or that they can actually run at the 1866 that is just not recommended by Intel.

Anyhow it is for my daughters pc and I'm really not looking to do any overclocking, think I am looking more for stability than anything else. I was wondering if this may bring up any stability issues or lessen the life of any components? Any thoughts?

Here is the jist of the hardware in this link.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HjdHrH
 
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The memory will be fine. Yes Intels specs list 1600 as the default speed, no you don't have to worry. You're setting her up with a Z97 board so it can run that memory at its rated speed. You would just need to enable the XMP settings in bios when you set it up. The RAM is designed to run at that speed so your not going to lessen the life at all or introduce any inherent instability to the build by running the memory at 1866.

The memory will be fine. Yes Intels specs list 1600 as the default speed, no you don't have to worry. You're setting her up with a Z97 board so it can run that memory at its rated speed. You would just need to enable the XMP settings in bios when you set it up. The RAM is designed to run at that speed so your not going to lessen the life at all or introduce any inherent instability to the build by running the memory at 1866.

 
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