Z97 Asus MB says OC for 2133MHz is it worth buying this or use non OC 1600 MHz? What is OC in RAM really mean in terms of frequency?
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Over clocking. RAM with higher frequency will provide higher performance, while you may not feel it. It is very easy to setup the OC mode (with the build-in XMP profile of the RAM) of RAM in the bios. But the RAM will also works fine if you don't know or want to setup it.
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Mohamed,1600 is the native speed for the DDR3 memory (meaning that it doesn't require overclocking to use it.) I use 1600 MHz ram on mine.These are the supported modes: DDR3 3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2500(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz
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Use OC profile 1 at your bios... it will automatically configure to use 2400 MHz Ram speed..
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Yes, that mobo accepts 1866mhz memory. Look under product specs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128709
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I have Z-97A. It works perfectly. It is better you check the compatibility with the MB on Asus website. Most probably it would be okay.
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According to the Asus website, the board you're asking about supports DDR3 1600MHz or higher frequency RAM (this particular model is 1600) if you have an Intel® 3rd generation processor. Corsair Vengeance is on the Asus memory qualified vendors list as well. In general, RAM is pretty universal.
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It's a 2133 Mhz DDR3 Module, the motherboard is specified to support 1600 Mhz at max. but you can overclock it t max of 2800 Mhz.The voltage is OK.But be careful because, overclocking in not garanty. I already buy DDR Module which can be overclocked but a soon as I increase the frequency and voltage, the motherboard crash !!!I would say, buy a 1600 Mhz DDR3 Module, it will cost you less than this one and you are garanty it runs !!!
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Great memory all around! I have an EVGA Z77 FTW with an i7 3770K and it works perfectly at 2133MHz with XMP enabled. Will be adding an additional 8Gb very soon. Enjoy!
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2400/1866/1600/1333 is what the ram supports. So you can use the setting for 1600mhz and it will be fine because that is the compatible setting for this RAM and your mobo. But you might have to enter the bios to manually set this if it doesnt' do it automatically. Your mobo supports DDR3-800/1066/1333/1600/1866/2000. I guess it is possible for the bios to read a lower setting than the 1600 but I think that's the speed your bios will choose automatically. The compatible speeds are 1866/1600/1333, it will be 1 of the 3.
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Yes. After checking, your motherboard is capable of running 1866mhz without any overclock. So you can purchase this set of RAM and all you would have to do after installing them, is go into the BIOS and manually change the speed to 1866mhz because your motherboard will be at stock settings (1600mhz on most boards). But that is all you have to do. I have two sets of the Ares and they perform quite nice. Any other questions, feel free to ask.
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Just is only reference, but you can use memory with 3000mhz OC the motherboard with the XMP has the memorys, i did bought it and my score for that motherboard is so good, some many peoples talk about problems with it, but is becouse it has an outdated Bios version, if you want buy it i recommend 100%, but the first steps that you must follow is update the bios before the install your O.S
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I can't speak to your cpu/mobo combination and how far you can push this RAM, but I'm running this RAM in a Gigabyte MATX mobo with an AMD 6300, at 8-8-8-24 on 1.5v at 1600MHz. No stability problems or heat issues. In fact, the RAM only gets mildly above room temp. I suspect with a little tweaking, I could easily push this up to 1866MHz or perhaps beyond. That said, Conrad is right in that it's rated for higher than what you've spec'd out, so I doubt you'd have any trouble. I just wish I'd bought 4 sticks (16gb) when it was still $65 a pair (8gb) instead of $85!
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Well, according to Nvidia Control Panel, the Core bus is 822Mhz, and the Memory bus is 2004 mhz. I haven't felt the need to overclock it for anything yet, as it's been stable and capable of doing what I want it to do with the newest games, so I can't comment on that. Check reviews online to see about the theoretical overclock values.
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yes, it is compatible with 1600 mhz ram. When you first install the ram, it will clock it down to 1333mhz, i had mine running at 1866mhz after some OC.
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The specs of the motherboard you have (ASUS Maximus VII Hero) say that from 1800 Mhz, you'll have to overclock. If you don't plan to overclock, I say that this RAM at 1600 Mhz is great.
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1866 Mhz RAM at the minimum, but 2133mhz and 2400mhz give the best results if you're using the onboard graphics. Most 1866 kits are easily overclocked to 2400mhz as well, if you wish to save a few bucks. If using a discreet GPU however, RAM speed matters little. In terms of what brand to get, it doesn't really matter, though brands like Corsair's Dominator Series, G.Skill's various lines, Kingston, among others are well-known quality brands.
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Kingston RAM is backwards compatible speed-wise. Since it is a DDR3 build on your motherboard and this is DDR3, it will work. It won't give you the full 1600MHz speeds unless your motherboard supports it natively, but you will at least get 1333MHz.