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Hi good evening, wherever you are :p . Can you guys help me with my little problem about RAM? I'm a first time builder and I want to overclock my CPU which I will buy maybe next week or two weeks from now. My question is do I need a high frequency ram which in my case I am pulling my hair between Trident Z 3200 Mhz and Ripjaws V 2400 Mhz. I want to have a good experience on overclocking my CPU sooo do I need the 3200Mhz or only 2400 Mhz.

Here are the parts of my future build

Ocz trion SSD 240 Gb
Asus Maximus 8 Ranger z170
i7 6700K
Define r5 Fractal
H115i Corsair AIO (I am stuck with this one cause there are no available cheap AIO coolers here)
Rx 480 Nitro 8Gb
Seasonic X Gold 850 watts (is this overkill? im planning to xfire later)

Advance Merry Xmas to you guys happy PC building :D

 
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MeanMachine41
Any thing over 2133MHz RAM is considered an OC however the Board will support up to 64GB DDR4 3400MHz.

The problem can come if the CPU and its max rating. Your i7 6700K are rated for the following RAM:
Memory Types: DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

What this means is that higher frequencies more than 2133MHz may not play fair with the IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) built into your chip.

You can get higher frequency RAM however you would need Bios intervention to Tweak Primary Timings and voltage to get them to work. The XMP profile may not be recognized requiring manually setting all your SPD info manually and even then there is no guarantee they will work.

There is little to gain using higher frequency DIMMs when gaming...
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Any thing over 2133MHz RAM is considered an OC however the Board will support up to 64GB DDR4 3400MHz.

The problem can come if the CPU and its max rating. Your i7 6700K are rated for the following RAM:
Memory Types: DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

What this means is that higher frequencies more than 2133MHz may not play fair with the IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) built into your chip.

You can get higher frequency RAM however you would need Bios intervention to Tweak Primary Timings and voltage to get them to work. The XMP profile may not be recognized requiring manually setting all your SPD info manually and even then there is no guarantee they will work.

There is little to gain using higher frequency DIMMs when gaming but you may be up for some frustration if your not familiar with your Bios.
 
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