Will this 1.65v ram hurt my system?

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CIsmael

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I put together my parts on pcpartpicker and it gave me this warning should I be concerned?

"The Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Ivy Bridge 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."
 
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No, it will not hurt your system.
However, having said that, I would never purchase 1600mhz memory that requires more than 1.5 volts for the simple reason is that it likely was first binned as 1333mhz memory that would not run at 1600mhz at the standard 1.5 volt rating. So they upped the voltage to get it to run at 1600mhz so they can sell it as 1600mhz memory.
You can do what you want, but memory that needs 1.65 volts to run at 1600mhz is poor quality memory in my book.
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No, it will not hurt your system.
However, having said that, I would never purchase 1600mhz memory that requires more than 1.5 volts for the simple reason is that it likely was first binned as 1333mhz memory that would not run at 1600mhz at the standard 1.5 volt rating. So they upped the voltage to get it to run at 1600mhz so they can sell it as 1600mhz memory.
You can do what you want, but memory that needs 1.65 volts to run at 1600mhz is poor quality memory in my book.
 
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The posters above are correct in that DDR3 1600 should be 1.5v. To my knowledge Kingston is the only company left still selling DDR3 1600 that requires 1.65v and this has been true for several years. They are aimed at AMD users but still there is no excuse for them to be still selling low quality modules like that. I avoid the brand.

Edit: Also 1.65v RAM should be fine with Haswell but to require 1.65v quality RAM should be 2133 or faster. Even 1866 should only need 1.5v and most good 2133 uses 1.6v.

I would start at DDR3 2133 for a Haswell build. Unlike previous generation Intel processors Haswell does best with the fastest RAM you can give it.
 
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I already had it from a while ago and I ordered new parts and I wasn't sure if it would be alright or not, I understand that 1600 at 1.65v is bad but I just wanted to know if there could/would be any damage
 
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Your system would crash. Probably you wouldn't even be able to log in windows. Since it's a poor module the one you have, you need more Voltage to run at 1600mhz.
 
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