Will I be able to enter bios while on 1600mhz but no overclocked yet?

[pinksoda]

Ok, just got the new EVGA X58 SLI3 motherboard and i7 920 2.66. Will I be able to go in bios when I stick in three GSKILL 1600mhz(s)? note that the motherboard just got out from the retail box everything is new and that I placed a 1600mhz ram(s) directly.

 

[noble]

As long as RAM is compatible with motherboard, it should be able to boot up and get into BIOS. What are you afraid of ??

 

[pinksoda]

Im just confused on what ram to buy. If I can buy 1600mhz and stick it into the motherboard right away without ocing yet. And woundering if i could get into bios with 1600mhz

 

[davcon]

1600Mhz ram with CL8 or 7 are a very good choice.
The mobo will default the speed to 1333Mhz and different timings when first installed.
Simply go into the bios and enable XMP and adjust the dram voltage to the ram vendors specs and it will run at advertised speed.
Good ram kits for the money 41mm tall and under.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007611%20600006127%20600006076%20600006155&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=147%7C20-145-286%5E20-145-286-TS%2C20-226-030%5E20-226-030-TS%2C20-231-304%5E20-231-304-TS%2C20-178-271%5E20-178-271-TS%2C20-226-121%5E20-226-121-TS

 

[pinksoda]

but will be able to boot into bios with 1600mhz installed before configuring the memory and voltages in the bios to run 1600mhz?

 

[LePhuronn]

Yes, because as Davcon said, the mobo will default to 1333 until you tell it otherwise.