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I have a question regarding memory. I was told the memory standard is the maximum memory supported. I have been looking at a MOBO that has the following memory standards: DDR3 3200+*(*OC)/ 2933*/ 2800*/ 2400*/ 2133*/ 1866*/ 1600/ 1333/ 1066. I notice the * that shows over clocking memory standards(If that's what is meant by that). Does that mean I can only use the (*OC) memory standards whole over clocking? So does this MOBO only support 1600 and lower memory standards unless you are over clocking?
I need some clarification here because I don't understand OC and the relationship to the memory very well and memory itself and what the numbers mean(performance wise) for that matter. I want to get memory that supports high end performance and I don't understand the memory standard very well. If someone could please explain this to me so I know I get the correct memory it would be much appreciated. Thank you.
 
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You can use any memory the mobo and CPU can support, the OC indicates it may take an OC of the CPU (or MC (memory controller)) to run the DRAM to that full data rate. (I.e. may need an OCable CPU to run the higher data rates) What CPU and mobo?
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You can use any memory the mobo and CPU can support, the OC indicates it may take an OC of the CPU (or MC (memory controller)) to run the DRAM to that full data rate. (I.e. may need an OCable CPU to run the higher data rates) What CPU and mobo?
 
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The mainboard you are looking at only supports 1066, 1333, and 1600 RAM officially. Unofficially, through overclocking, it can support the higher speeds listed. However, those higher speeds aren't guaranteed.

Overall, from the tests and comparisons I've seen done over the years I've been building computers, higher RAM speed really only matters in benchmarks. It doesn't translate into real-world performance gains for most people. For instance, the difference between the slowest RAM that mainboard supports (1066) and the fastest RAM it supports (3200) in games might only be 5%. Certainly not enough to justify the difference in cost of the RAM.

I built a new system a month ago with DDR4-3000 RAM. I've tested it with the speed set from 2133 to 3200 while keeping everything else the same (even the memory timings). Benchmarks showed a difference, but I couldn't tell the difference in my everyday usage (web browsing and gaming mostly).
 
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It all depends on what you do with the rig, if simply browsing, single tasking or gaming, the data rate of the DRAM will have little affect on performance - with newer games that utilize DRAM better - i.e. Fallout 4, you see nice gains with faster DRAM and in particular if you multi-task, do video, imaging, CAD, VMs or use other memory/data centric apps
 
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Ahh okay, well my CPU of i5 4690k can support up to 1600 with DDR3. I didn't understand that was a factor until you told me as I'm fairly new to the PC world on an in depth level. Thank you.
 
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