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Is RAM Supported By Mobo?

ITechFreek

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Hey guys, pcpartpicker says it is, but I need a second opinion. For the Fatal1ty 970 Performance motherboard, I would like to get the Kingston Savage 2133MHz 8GB memory. Now, on the webpage for the motherboard it only says for the RAM: DDR3 2400+(OC)/2100(OC)/1866(OC)/1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066
I'm assuming the RAM I have chose will work, but it is not listed. Will it just auto downgrade itself to 2100MHz or something, and if not what will it do?
(And for those of you wondering about the pcpartpicker list, I already have my GPU which is an R9 270X. I also have a case for this I'm pretty sure will work, as well as a PSU that will most likely work with this, too.)
 
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given that the mobo says it does 2400, why would 2133 be a problem??

what about the voltage?
 
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What about the voltage?
is it... 1.65? will the mobo & cpu support it?

edit: ram is arbitrary, you can run at slower speeds, other timings, lower voltage, you dont HAVE to run at rated specs (& it wont boot at rated specs unless XMP or AMP is enabled or you manually set all settings in bios), so in this sense it should run in some form
 

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ram voltage doesn't matter unless you are talking about the first gen core i5 and i7
 
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Are you going to overclock? If not then 1866 memory is plenty.
 
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Are you going to overclock? If not then 1866 memory is plenty.
I assume you're putting an FX into that board. If so then MadShot is right. You won't benefit much from using 2133 on tht platform. Get some CL9 1866 and call it a day. I would also not recommend Kingston with the FX they sometimes don't get along so well from my experience.
 
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That mobo looks pretty good for $80
As for whether it will run 2400Mhz RAM or not..that's up to the IMC of your chip.
 

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