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Guys i need advice only
How many mhz are allowed in ram
Im trying to buy a 16gb and 3200mhz
This is compatible or not

Sorry my english not good
 
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It depends on the RAM you are buying. Once you get past 3000MHz you have to check your selected RAM with the motherboard's QVL or else there is no guarantee it will work at that speed. If you want a 16GB RAM kit with that motherboard at 3200MHz specifically, you would need a 4x4GB kit such as

F4-3333C16Q-16GRKD
CMD16GX4M4B3300C16

or if you want a cheaper 2x8GB kit you'd have to settle for slower speed RAM. Honestly most Intel machines for gaming run fine on 2400MHz DDR4. You only see big FPS increases if you are on the AM4 platform with faster RAM.

If you went and bought 3200MHz RAM it will clock down to 2133MHz by default. When you try to use XMP to increase the speed to 3200MHz, it may fail if you don't select RAM for the QVL.

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I think with your processor, IF the price matters, you're better off with 2400mhz RAMs. But you can always check the brand of the ram and check it on Asus Website.
 
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It depends on the RAM you are buying. Once you get past 3000MHz you have to check your selected RAM with the motherboard's QVL or else there is no guarantee it will work at that speed. If you want a 16GB RAM kit with that motherboard at 3200MHz specifically, you would need a 4x4GB kit such as

F4-3333C16Q-16GRKD
CMD16GX4M4B3300C16

or if you want a cheaper 2x8GB kit you'd have to settle for slower speed RAM. Honestly most Intel machines for gaming run fine on 2400MHz DDR4. You only see big FPS increases if you are on the AM4 platform with faster RAM.

If you went and bought 3200MHz RAM it will clock down to 2133MHz by default. When you try to use XMP to increase the speed to 3200MHz, it may fail if you don't select RAM for the QVL.

The RAM is rated for 3200MHz but it runs at 2133MHz or near that by default. To get it to 3200MHz you overclock with memory profiles in your BIOS settings. It doesn't run at 3200MHz out of the package.
 
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