which ram speeds do i need for overclocking

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avinnash09

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my pc configuration is
amd phenom x4 955 black edition
msi 970 gaming
deepcool assasin cooler.
here i just gave the information which is just useful for my question. i have two options to buy ram now,
1. 2x kingston hyperxfury 8gb 1866 Mhz
2. 2x g-skill ripjaws x 8gb 1600 Mhz
both rams with CL10 timing,
i was a bit confused about overclocking relation with ram timings and frequencies.
which ram shall i buy for best overclocking.
i saw in some forums which said, overclocking cpu increases/overclocks ram while in some places i saw that ram speed decreases on overclocking.
please suggest which ram to buy and what happens when overclocking?
(tried searching answer for this on the forum but could not get)
 
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Either kit will work. Overclocking a black edition Phenom will have no effect on memory speed if you only adjust the cpu multiplier. If you play around with the base clock having a wide range of acceptable frequencies will make overclocking a little easier.

In general DDR3 1866 CL10 is faster than DDR3 1600 CL10, but isn't noticeable in most situations.
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Either kit will work. Overclocking a black edition Phenom will have no effect on memory speed if you only adjust the cpu multiplier. If you play around with the base clock having a wide range of acceptable frequencies will make overclocking a little easier.

In general DDR3 1866 CL10 is faster than DDR3 1600 CL10, but isn't noticeable in most situations.
 
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thanks for the reply. please tell me, can i overclock the cpu more if i buy the kingston ram instead of the g skill ram?
(i already knew the difference in performance of these ram sticks, but wanted to know the effect of the ram speed on overclocking)
 
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The memory will have very little effect on the overclock of the CPU. Some advanced overclockers can take advantage of a wider array of memory speeds to fine-tune higher clocks, but that's not something the average user does, and in the end it nets maybe a 1% difference in final clock speed.
 
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