RAM Advice

Marhier · November 23, 2023

Hi everyone.
After a bit of advice on RAM.

Hyporthetical use case:
Motherboard: Asus Maximus ROG Z690 Hero
Processor: 12900k

I believe the 12900k officially supports 4800MHz RAM.
The Z690 Hero supports 6400MHz.

My understanding is that if your motherboard supports it, you can use XMP to overclock and it will run.

Would a user be able to use 6400MHz RAM in this setup without issue; as an example, a kit of 2 sticks of either 16GB, or 32GB?
I would imagine the 12900k can do above 4800MHz?

Appreciate any help.
Thank you.

DoctorNick · November 23, 2023

19 minutes ago, Marhier said:

Hi everyone.
After a bit of advice on RAM.

Hyporthetical use case:
Motherboard: Asus Maximus ROG Z690 Hero
Processor: 12900k

I believe the 12900k officially supports 4800MHz RAM.
The Z690 Hero supports 6400MHz.

My understanding is that if your motherboard supports it, you can use XMP to overclock and it will run.

Would a user be able to use 6400MHz RAM in this setup without issue; as an example, a kit of 2 sticks of either 16GB, or 32GB?
I would imagine the 12900k can do above 4800MHz?

Appreciate any help.
Thank you.

Nope if the motherboard supports it you can tweak it to get it running. Might work with XMP, might not. 6400 mhz is pretty fast, so might not work with XMP.