Voltage issue with haswell cpu

TribulationFu

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I am building my first ever pc and I was trying to figure out why some people get such high ram when the voltage of it exceeds the intel haswell cpu. It says the following:

"The G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory operating voltage of 1.6V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh 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."

Why would people get the faster ram like that if it exceeds the voltage and runs slower than it is supposed to?
 

TribulationFu

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Well I'm picking my parts on pcpartpicker.com and that is the note at the bottom after I had put it all together. I didn't know if I should go with a lower voltage ram or if it mattered and I could get some high end ram and it still run faster than if I got the lower voltage, not as good ram.
 
i am still on a 2600k and with that the higher ram speed really made no difference--just google how much difference faster ram on a haswell cpu actually makes--sometimes its just a we have the worlds fastest ram thing from manufacturers

if it doesnt make a noticable difference in real world use then dont waste money buying super fast stuff