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My CPU says (i5 4590) says it supports 1600 mhz for ram speed and my motherboard says it supports 1600, 1866 (O.C.), etc. Someone told me the CPU # doesn't matter (they cited linustechtips, but who knows, they could have misunderstood) , prompting some questions.
The RAM I bought is (2 x 4 gb) G.Skill RIPJAWS 1866 mhZ, currently it's running at 1600 but I think I have to set it to 1866 mhz anyway. Is that right? I think I recall reading somewhere that even though I bought 1866 RAM I'd have to go into bios myself and set it to that.
So few questions
1) even though my CPU says 1600 MHz, can I still run it at 1866? (Would it be safe to try?)
2) if the ram I bought is 1866 mHz do I still have to go into settings and set it to that instead of 1600? (I think I remember reading that somewhere)
3) how do I do that?
The RAM I bought is (2 x 4 gb) G.Skill RIPJAWS 1866 mhZ, currently it's running at 1600 but I think I have to set it to 1866 mhz anyway. Is that right? I think I recall reading somewhere that even though I bought 1866 RAM I'd have to go into bios myself and set it to that.
So few questions
1) even though my CPU says 1600 MHz, can I still run it at 1866? (Would it be safe to try?)
2) if the ram I bought is 1866 mHz do I still have to go into settings and set it to that instead of 1600? (I think I remember reading that somewhere)
3) how do I do that?
Do you know why I have to overclock on mine yet friends with similar set ups it was plug and play?
and mine was advertised as 1866 RAM
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