GSKILL TridentX with EVGA z97 FTW - should work?

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G.SKill [TridentX] F3-2666C11D-16GTXD
EVGA Z97 FTW (142-HR-E977-KR)

This pairing is listed under the GSkill compatibility side
http://www.gskill.com/en/configurator?manu=60&chip=2146&model=2217

But not specifically on the EVGA side
http://www.evga.com/support/motherboard/
However they do list the 4x4 memory kit G.SKILL F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD which has all of the same specs except it is 4 units of 4 instead of 2 units of 8.

Who thinks I will have issues? Will I need to do anything special in the BIOS?

Thanks

 
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You probably need to overclock the cpu to run that ram at those speeds,but before that could you pick a lower speed to make it run at.Getting ram at 2133mhz would likely just be working fine anyway.For both would XMP have to be enabled in the bios.
 
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What if they are clocked down? What makes these questionable when compared to the 4 dimm kit above?
 
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The sticks should be fine - the mobo makers simply test with whatever they have available, and have no with to try and test all sets (it's impossible unless you want to pay an extra or $100 or more per mobo ;) ). However the mobo is the small and easier part of the equation - to run 2666 you will want a K model CPU, and it will prob need at least a minor OC on it to run the sticks at 2666
 
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Thanks!

The full system is as follows
i7 4790K
EVGA 980 GTX
G.SKill [TridentX] F3-2666C11D-16GTXD ram
EVGA Z97 FTW (142-HR-E977-KR) mobo
EVGA 850 G2 psu

I will edit solution when the stuff all gets here.
 
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