Can I "downgrade"(give it less Hz) ram to avoid warranty loss?

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Peterplys

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So I bought a 6700k with 3000MHz ram being on sale, but first after I saw that the CPU dosn't support more than 2166MHz ram, so since I got it for the same price as a 2166, I woulden't mind "downgrading" (only give it 2166MHz) it, to keep the warranty(if that's possible, and they won't just use the 3000MHz as a excuse), since I'm planning on owning this computer for quite some time. I know in the motherboard BIOS, there should be an 'Auto' profile, where the motherboard chooses a stable profile, and there's XMP, and there's a manuel. Can you manually give it 2166MHz, and if so, will it damage the ram, and if it's possible, will I keep the warranty on the CPU, or will they just still use the 3000MHz argument against me?

Thanks in advance :)
 
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Supernova1138
By default your RAM will run at 2133MHz which is the maximum supported standard memory speed for Skylake CPUs. It will only run at 3000MHz if you use the XMP profile or manually set it to run at that speed. Honestly, there is no harm in running your RAM at the XMP speed, it isn't going to shorten the life of your CPU. If you're worried about warranty, just neglect to mention you're using the XMP profile for your RAM. In any case, CPU failures are extremely rare, and you're highly unlikely to use the warranty on it, you're more likely to have a failure on your motherboard or your RAM than with your CPU.
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By default your RAM will run at 2133MHz which is the maximum supported standard memory speed for Skylake CPUs. It will only run at 3000MHz if you use the XMP profile or manually set it to run at that speed. Honestly, there is no harm in running your RAM at the XMP speed, it isn't going to shorten the life of your CPU. If you're worried about warranty, just neglect to mention you're using the XMP profile for your RAM. In any case, CPU failures are extremely rare, and you're highly unlikely to use the warranty on it, you're more likely to have a failure on your motherboard or your RAM than with your CPU.
 
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