G.Skill Sniper 1866 w/ ASRock z77 Extreme4??

[adampcpower]

are the G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231460

...compatible with the ASRock z77 Extreme4 Mobo and if yes, is there a noticeable difference between 1600 and 1866 ram for high end gaming? What does these numbers represent?

Thanks for your time

 

[nikorr]

Yes they are compatible : )

No, the difference is visible only in benchmarks, not in the real world.

 

[nikorr]

Check this....

 

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All here @ http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/5

 

[nikorr]

And in the games .... not so much different : )