Intel Core i7 4770K

[danielxmovies]

Hey guys,

 

If i look at the intel site it says this specific processor can only handle 1600mhz memory.

But i saw builds with higher frequency memory.

Can i use higher frequency memory with this processor?

Regards,

 

Danielxmovies

[Theo]

Yes you can, but if you OC it a lot, you ll have to lower the frequency of the ram, But im running it at 4.2 GHz with 1866 MHz ram

[danielxmovies]

So if i overclock the CPU i cant use high frequency memory?

[WoodenMarker]

Yes, you can although there will be no noticeable benefit from it.

So if i overclock the CPU i cant use high frequency memory?

If you overclock the cpu, overclocking ram becomes more unstable and vice versa.

[ProKoN]

So if i overclock the CPU i cant use high frequency memory?

yes you can!

 

Im running 2400MHz memory with the 4770K overclocked @ 4.6-4.7GHz

[danielxmovies]

Ok ty.

 

What's better?

 

G skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz Cas 9

 

VS

 

G skill Ares         1866mhz Cas 10

[Theo]

Ok ty.

 

What's better?

 

G skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz Cas 9

 

VS

 

G skill Ares         1866mhz Cas 10

The difference will be unnoticeable, just get the one that looks better in your system

[ProKoN]

Ok ty.

 

What's better?

 

G skill Ripjaws X 1600mhz Cas 9

 

VS

 

G skill Ares         1866mhz Cas 10

whatever is cheaper/ matches your build color scheme. they are fairly similar!

 

You really wont receive any real world performance gains by going with faster memory, unless you win rar all day, everyday!

 

if they are the same price, go with the 1866 kit

[pummetje]

intel cpus can handle very high ram speeds 

it should be no problem to have high speed ram in your pc

overclocking is not needed  you can leave your cpu at stock speeds 

and run high speed ram

[LuizStocco]

I'm quite new to Cpu overclocking, so i may be talking bs... Anyway, with Xmp and 2 Ghz Patriot Ram, i'm hitting 4.0 Ghz in my 4770k..

[Glenwing]

Some chips will overclock better than others, this goes for both RAM and CPU.  If you get good samples on both, you may be able to overclock both very high.  It is a lottery though.

 

On another note, RAM speed does not really impact performance anyway unless you are running some specific applications.