i5 4690k Memory support?

[LeonidasD]

Hey All,

 

I have been on PC Part Picker recently and it doesn't stop me from selecting ram at hiegher speeds than DDR3 - 1600, but acording to Intel, it only supports 1333 and 1600. http://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

 

Am i missing something? Can i use DDR3 1866?

 

Thanks

[Enderman]

You can use speeds higher than 1600, they will all just run at 1600 unless you enable XMP memory profiles in your motherboard BIOS.

[FireFox]

Yes, DDR3-1600 is the maximum OFFICIALLY supported memory speed. To go faster you'll need to go into the BIOS and manually set it to 1866.

 

I have DDR3-1866 in my system which is a Z68 chipset and a Core i3-2120 and works fine.

[Oshino Shinobu]

It will default to 1333/1600MHz, but supports much higher. You'll have to setup an XMP profile to use the higher speeds. 

[LeonidasD]

Thanks Guys