DDR4-3466 Memory on Motherboard

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Trafalgar747

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CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($147.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($89.98 @ NCIX)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3466 Memory ($73.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $311.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I will be getting this soon, and i wanted to a guarantee that this memory will run at 3466Mhz with this motherboard. When it setup the PC, will it immediately run at 3466Mhz or will i have to do something?
 
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atomicWAR

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even with XMP there is no guarantee it will run. 2133mhz is the Memory speed standard for your chip. anything faster your technically overclocking the memory controller on the CPU. Granted you can usually get a hefty memory overclock but in theory nothing is guaranteed past 2133mhz even if your motherboard says it supports it. my best guess is you'll get the speed you want from the reviews I have read but no promises.
 
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atomicWAR

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either have to use XMP or set your timings and clock rate manually in bios (my personal choice as i like to tighten my timings as much as my ram can handle to increase bandwidth and decrease latency). it will boot but at 2133mhz speeds, regardless until you can set the speed with xmp or manually in bios
 
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Trafalgar747

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How do you guys like my gaming build?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($110.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($92.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3466 Memory ($50.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($60.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($35.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $426.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-07-25 11:26 EDT-0400

Its built just for gaming, ive seen benchmarks of the i3 6100 taking huge fps gains from faster memory. I will be using this motherboard to also overclock my processor to about 4.4Ghz. I will be getting the graphics card a little later because if i get it now, my budget would require me to get a cheaper processor/build. Im probably thinking of of the RX 480 when you can actually get it for $199... Also before i get the graphics card i probably can play casual gaming like minecraft etc pretty well. What do you guys think of the build? If you can help me improve it that would be awesome, all opinions and suggestions are welcome.
 
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