CPU Ram Speed Compatibility Questions

[Strongodin]

So when I originally was looking for ram I decided to shell out an extra 5 dollars to go from DDR4 2400 ram to DDR4 3000. And after I ordered it and recieved it I noticed while my Mobo supported those speeds my CPU (i5 6600k) did not. Is it possible to run ram higher than the max supported by the 6600k by some means or will I just have to run it downclocked to 2166?

[Guest]

yes it will be downclocked

[DrM]

is it a z170 mobo? is xmp enabled?

[Strongodin]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

yes it will be downclocked

I thought I saw someone talking about it being possible on unlocked CPUs but is Skylake truly 'unlocked' in order to do so?

[Strongodin]

1 minute ago, DrM said:

is it a z170 mobo? is xmp enabled?

Yes

[DrM]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Of course it is, it's a 6600k. But yeah, is XMP enabled? That's what lets you OC RAM iirc

just need to cover all the bases. xmp is the preset ram profiles. otherwise, you need to manually oc the ram

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

Of course it is, it's a 6600k. But yeah, is XMP enabled? That's what lets you OC RAM iirc

I sometime pair 6700k with a h81 mobo too.