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Sort of... I'm asking if the chipset I'm using will limit my ram frequency to something lower than the ram i plan on buying this is 3000 MHz

Out of the box, yes. It will boot at 2133MHz until you overclock the RAM higher.

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Are you talking about like installing 3200MHz RAM on a board that claims support for 2133 or 2400 MHz RAM? The RAM will just run at the supported speed and will need to be overclocked to hit that higher rate.

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2 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Are you talking about like installing 3200MHz RAM on a board that claims support for 2133 or 2400 MHz RAM? The RAM will just run at the supported speed and will need to be overclocked to hit that higher rate.

Sort of... I'm asking if the chipset I'm using will limit my ram frequency to something lower than the ram i plan on buying which is 3000 MHz

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4 minutes ago, robbie_b said:

What is the maximum supported memory speed on the z170 chipset? What happens if you install ram with an unsupported frequency? I know that z170 uses ddr4, but thats it. (I'm using a maximus 8 formula and a 6700k btw)

It can do pretty high speeds, like 3466+, but RAM that speed is expensive and pointless. The sweet spot for performance in games is 3000MHz

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Just now, robbie_b said:

Sort of... I'm asking if the chipset I'm using will limit my ram frequency to something lower than the ram i plan on buying this is 3000 MHz

Out of the box, yes. It will boot at 2133MHz until you overclock the RAM higher.

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