Will RAM with clock higher than what Motherboard support works?

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TheEveryDayGuy

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I'm finding some socket 775 motherboard to fit my Xeon in , But I prefer DDR 3 for later upgrade, most of seller at my place sell DDR 3 1333/1600 RAM. And I want to know if those kind of RAM will work on socket 775 motherboard that only support up to 1066mhz ?
 
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geofelt
It depends on the motherboard.
Usually, ram will run faster than stock if you can overclock it.
But, do not expect magic with faster ram. Perhaps a few % better.

You want documented ram compatibility. If you should ever have a problem, you want supported ram.
Otherwise, you risk a finger pointing battle between the ram and motherboard support sites, claiming "not my problem".
One place to check is your motherboards web site.
Look for the ram QVL list. It lists all of the ram kits that have been tested with that particular motherboard.
Sometimes the QVL list is not updated after the motherboard is released.
For more current info, go to a ram vendor's web site and access their ram selection configurator.
Enter your motherboard, and...
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Beastboy06

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I am not expert but even i have tried to do that but for it did not worked for some reason it was not detecting the ram only so i suggest to buy a motherboard support ram only (with the highest clock speed supported)
 
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Kurz

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It should work, the Ram doesn't handle the clock rate. Rating you see is more about what its capable of doing.
The motherboard is what determines the speed that the Ram runs at.

Though when it comes to memory incapability most of the time a BIOS update solves this.
 
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It depends on the motherboard.
Usually, ram will run faster than stock if you can overclock it.
But, do not expect magic with faster ram. Perhaps a few % better.

You want documented ram compatibility. If you should ever have a problem, you want supported ram.
Otherwise, you risk a finger pointing battle between the ram and motherboard support sites, claiming "not my problem".
One place to check is your motherboards web site.
Look for the ram QVL list. It lists all of the ram kits that have been tested with that particular motherboard.
Sometimes the QVL list is not updated after the motherboard is released.
For more current info, go to a ram vendor's web site and access their ram selection configurator.
Enter your motherboard, and you will get a list of compatible ram kits.
While today's motherboards are more tolerant of different ram, it makes sense to buy ram that is known to work and is supported.
 
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