Help about ram

[gaara1191]

Hi I have a question I purchased g.skill sniper series ram that is ddr3 2400(1.65 voltage) my motherboard is a msi b85m-e45 and it say it only takes up to ddr3 1600(1.5 voltage) would the 2400 hurt the motherboard at all

[Lotus]

Depending on the capabilities of the motherboard, you won't be able to run it at 2400. You'll just have to run it at the slower 1600 speeds. 2400 is an overclocked speed that your memory is validated for at 1.65 volts.

[Pugs501]

It will Bottleneck the RAM but it won't harm it but it would be Quote and Quote "A waste of Money"

[techguru]

why did you buy such ..outta spec ram?

[WoodenMarker]

why did you buy such ..outta spec ram?

The 1.5v spec is just to cover Intel's butt. It's been confirmed by Intel employees that 1.65v works just fine.

Ram is also not inherently any speed and anything higher than the motherboard's default (1333) is an oc. The 2400mhz is just an advertised-to-work oc. You can clock it up to just 1600 if you'd like.

[gaara1191]

So it will not hurt the motherboard ? And thank you for your reply

[WoodenMarker]

So it will not hurt the motherboard ? And thank you for your reply

No, it won't.

[Shhuks]

It'll just run at 1600. You're fine. 

[Ziggamasta]

In all honesty you won't notice much of a difference between 1600 ram and 2400. It will be bottlenecked but I would be very surprised if you noticed. The motherboard will be fine.

[gaara1191]

Okay thanks so much I was worried I realized after that I made a mistake and at the time the 2400 was cheaper then the 1600 and I thought I double checked the ram on the board this is my first pc build

[Ziggamasta]

Okay thanks so much I was worried I realized after that I made a mistake and at the time the 2400 was cheaper then the 1600 and I thought I double checked the ram on the board this is my first pc build

Sweet as. Good luck with your build!! and welcome to the master race

[gaara1191]

Thanks I'm so excited everything be here tomorrow