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brendz1993

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Hi Folks,

Can someone help me understand the concept of high frequency RAMS. I just got my MSI z97 Gaming 5 (yeah I know its an old board but I dont feel like expending too much cash on skylake, maybe not now atleast). I noticed that my RAM slots support up to 3300mhz RAM however, there's a quote beside it that says "(OC)". The highest frequency that has no "(OC)" is the 1600mhz. I bought a GSkill Ripjaws with 2400mhz. Does this mean that my RAM will run at 1600mhz only unless I overclock it to 2400mhz?

Sorry I am new to overclocking. Thanks in advance :)
 
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SinxarKnights
Basically, yes.

1600Mhz is the stock frequency, to go higher the memory controller of the CPU must be overclocked. What this means for you is the RAM will run at 2400 if your CPU can handle the OC on the memory controller. You can try it by enabling the XMP profile for 2400 in the BIOS and see if it is stable. If not, try the next step down.

The RAM will run at that speed, but it isn't guaranteed that CPU will.
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Basically, yes.

1600Mhz is the stock frequency, to go higher the memory controller of the CPU must be overclocked. What this means for you is the RAM will run at 2400 if your CPU can handle the OC on the memory controller. You can try it by enabling the XMP profile for 2400 in the BIOS and see if it is stable. If not, try the next step down.

The RAM will run at that speed, but it isn't guaranteed that CPU will.
 
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