Newegg motherboard and memory question.
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First question...I am looking at a motherboard on Newegg and in the detail section that lists memory standards it has (O.C.) listed next to some memory speeds. e.g. DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066
Question: Does the (O.C.) mean anything over /1333/1066 MUST be overclocked or anything over /1333/1066 CAN be overclocked? I don't want to overclock anything, does that mean I can only go as high as 1333?
Second question...I am looking at 1333 memory speeds and in Newegg there are 3 different kinds (DDR3 1333 10660, 10060, and 10666.) What the hell is the difference? Are all 3 going to be compatible with a 1333 motherboard standard?
Question: Does the (O.C.) mean anything over /1333/1066 MUST be overclocked or anything over /1333/1066 CAN be overclocked? I don't want to overclock anything, does that mean I can only go as high as 1333?
Second question...I am looking at 1333 memory speeds and in Newegg there are 3 different kinds (DDR3 1333 10660, 10060, and 10666.) What the hell is the difference? Are all 3 going to be compatible with a 1333 motherboard standard?
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tk421hifimod said:
First question...I am looking at a motherboard on Newegg and in the detail section that lists memory standards it has (O.C.) listed next to some memory speeds. e.g. DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600(O.C.)/1333/1066Question: Does the (O.C.) mean anything over /1333/1066 MUST be overclocked or anything over /1333/1066 CAN be overclocked? I don't want to overclock anything, does that mean I can only go as high as 1333?
Yes, without overclocking you can't run current generation processors above DDR3 1333. If the motherboard and memory support XMP and a higher frequency without overclocking (for example, DDR3 1600), though, your memory can be automatically overclocked to that frequency by the motherboard.
tk421hifimod said:
Second question...I am looking at 1333 memory speeds and in Newegg there are 3 different kinds (DDR3 1333 10660, 10060, and 10666.) What the hell is the difference? Are all 3 going to be compatible with a 1333 motherboard standard?It's all the same. 10060 is just a typo.
You can compare the performance level of a sets of memory that run at the same frequency (DDR3 1333) by their CAS latencies (lower is better). For example, DDR3 1333 CL7 is better than DDR3 1333 CL9.
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