Help matching ram with the board specs...

[axlrose]

So I've been thinking about this board for a long time.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130870

I want to by 16gb x 2 of the fastest ddr4 ram, but I'm not quite sure what to make of the specs while I'm searching for ram.

What do the asterisks mean? and 3600+? and *OC?

DDR4 3600+*(*OC)/ 3200*/ 3000*/2800*/ 2600*/ 2400*/ 2133

Thanks.

 

[timeconsumer]

Basically it means that those memory speeds are not officially supported and are technically considered overclocked so you will have to set it to those speeds manually in the UEFI.

 

[axlrose]

Am I at risk for overheating and wearing extra on parts etc. etc.? I haven't overclocked before, but plan to try some out on this build with a 6700k and a water cooling loop for my cpu. I saw someone else used an xmp profile, which does the overclocking etc. all on it's own yes?

 

[timeconsumer]

Yes, you'd enable XMP and use that to set the memory speed. There's not much risk, either it runs or it doesn't. If you start trying to overvolt the memory then you encounter risks. But if you buy DDR4-3000 it should run at 3000 (or maybe a little higher) just fine.

FWIW there isn't a whole lot to gain from faster memory except for specific applications/benchmarks. But if you really like to dial in your CPU overclock having flexibility of memory speed is very helpful.