Asus Z170i memory compatibility.

[DELTAprime]

I know they won't give a ton of extra performance but I've noticed that ram up to 3600mhz is available these days in a form factor that suites my system and is cheap. So I just want to make sure before I buy the Corsair 2x8gb LPX 3600mhz DDR4 that it is compatible with the Asus Z170i Pro Gaming motherboard, which should be a Z170 chipset going by the name but there is a reference in the manual to the H170 chipset.

[2FA]

It only supports up to 3400 MHz memory.

[Imakuni]

2 hours ago, DELTAprime said:

I know they won't give a ton of extra performance but I've noticed that ram up to 3600mhz is available these days in a form factor that suites my system and is cheap. So I just want to make sure before I buy the Corsair 2x8gb LPX 3600mhz DDR4 that it is compatible with the Asus Z170i Pro Gaming motherboard, which should be a Z170 chipset going by the name but there is a reference in the manual to the H170 chipset.

Anything above 3000mhz depends not only on the Mobo, but also on the CPU. Even if you RAM is rated at 3600 and if your mobo could handle that, your CPU's IMC might just say "screw it, I am NOT going over 3333mhz!". At which point you can't really do much....

 

Honestly, just buy a 3000 / 3200mhz kit. They should be way cheaper than 3600mhz, while offering virtually the same level of performance.