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The processor native support is of 2400mhz, which means to run higher frequency ram you need a motherboard that features XMP profiles, which I am very sure any x299 will have.

 

Then all you have to do is buy a stick of the desirable frequency you want, I personally recommend Corsair Vengeance at 3200mhz and enable that speed through the XMP profile on the BIOS settings.

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Just now, Princess Cadence said:

The processor native support is of 2400mhz, which means to run higher frequency ram you need a motherboard that features XMP profiles, which I am very sure any x299 will have.

 

Then all you have to do is buy a stick of the desirable frequency you want, I personally recommend Corsair Vengeance at 3200mhz and enable that speed through the XMP profile on the BIOS settings.

Thing about Corsair is the g.skill costs the same and you get a lower CAS

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Just now, Dreaper said:

Thing about Corsair is the g.skill costs the same and you get a lower CAS

Well that part is on you, whatever you prefer just make sure the motherboard you pick can support your desirable memory frequency through its XMP profiles.

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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2 hours ago, Dreaper said:

Im buying the skylake x and it says it only supports up to ddr4-2400 is there any way around that to get higher

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Just out of curiosity, what made you settle on the x299/SkylakeX architecture?

 

Don't get me wrong, I am an Intel fanboi. I am just curious as to what you are planning to do with this new machine.

 

 

 

Sgt. Murphy says, "Never forget that your weapons and equipment were made by the lowest bidder."

 

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4 hours ago, gcubed said:

Just out of curiosity, what made you settle on the x299/SkylakeX architecture?

 

Don't get me wrong, I am an Intel fanboi. I am just curious as to what you are planning to do with this new machine.

 

 

 

Planning to Overclock to 4.0 and im a content creator :0

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