Known Compatibility Conflicts?

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ROG Maximus VIII Hero + Intel i7-6700 Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.00 GHz) + G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series (4 x 4GB)DDR4 SDRAM 3000.

My concern is the Ripjaws being 3000MHz. The MB lists them as compatible, though I am not sure if I will run into any issues with the CPU.

Also, this is the rig I am building. Perhaps, I can get some input into any other issues I might have with compatibility?

- MoBo - ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO Intel Z170 ATX

- RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (4 x 4GB)

- CPU - Intel i7-6700K 4.00 GHz 8M Cache (Unlocked)

- SSD - Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

- HDD - Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache

- PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2

- GPU - ASUS GeForce GTX 960 OC 4GB

- Samsung Electronics 24x DVD-RW Optical Drive

- CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H105

- Corsair Dominator Airflow Platinum Memory Cooling Fan (On the fence about)

- CM Storm Stryker - Full Tower

- Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
 
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I don't see any issues there. The motherboard qualified vendor lists for memory are only partial compatibility lists. They don't test everything out there. They test a few models from several vendors as a basic guide and leave it at that. Every motherboard has MANY other memory module models that work fine and aren't listed.

Those G.Skill modules will work fine with that board and CPU as long as you remember to go into the bios and set the XMP profile. Otherwise they'll just run at 2133mhz.

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I don't see any issues there. The motherboard qualified vendor lists for memory are only partial compatibility lists. They don't test everything out there. They test a few models from several vendors as a basic guide and leave it at that. Every motherboard has MANY other memory module models that work fine and aren't listed.

Those G.Skill modules will work fine with that board and CPU as long as you remember to go into the bios and set the XMP profile. Otherwise they'll just run at 2133mhz.

 
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Thanks for the input, Darkbreeze :sol:
 
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I actually don't see a single component on there that I can really complain about or point to any reliability or quality shortcomings. I rather doubt the memory cooler is necessary though, unless you plan to try overclocking that memory substantially beyond the 3000mhz profile it comes embedded with. Even then, if you have very good case airflow, some minor tweaking shouldn't be a problem but it's doubtful you'd see any significant performance gains over 3000mhz in most processes anyhow.

I'd probably recommend investing that money in better case fans than what the Storm Stryker comes with rather than that cooler for the memory. But that's just my thought and isn't necessarily reflective of where you're trying to go with the build's aesthetics.
 
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