Best Memory Speed for Skylake?

KindaHardcoreGamer · Aug 18, 2016

I have an i7 6700k but I'm not sure what speed of memory to get for it.
I've heard that 3200mhz is the sweetspot, but I'm not sure.
Can anyone help me on this?

Eximo · Aug 18, 2016

2666 with a CAS of 13 or 14 or 3200 with a CAS of 15.

The subtle timings are a little different. But if you have any data intensive tasks planned. Like photo or video editing, go with the faster memory. For gaming it doesn't really matter.

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 18, 2016

To attain the higher end rated speeds , sometimes a little overclock is needed on the CPU.

KindaHardcoreGamer · Aug 18, 2016

Would 3200mhz be able to work on a stock cpu?

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 18, 2016

Probably need a small overclock for 3200.

KindaHardcoreGamer · Aug 18, 2016

Like, perhaps 4.2ghz?

Dark Lord of Tech · Aug 18, 2016

Probably , usually doesn't take much.

Tradesman1 · Aug 18, 2016

With a strong 6700K, prob OK, though the OC may be needed, and yes 3200 is good, would look for CL14 or 15 - the bulk seems to be CL16, I've used a number or GSkill's Trident Z and Ripjaws V sets in the lower CLs, strongly recommended

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