Posted April 28, 2018 Hello! I am looking into RAM to pair with a MSI Z370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC and 8700K i7 G.Skill 32 GB DDR4-3200 Kit Timings: CL14 14-14-34 is this set too quick for the i7 8700K (DDR4-2667 Dual Channel) Many thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 28, 2018 The higher frequency at the lowest latency is what you want. The Gskill kit you have listed will be perfect. Community Standards | Fan Control Software Please make sure to Quote me or @ me to see your reply! Just because I am a Moderator does not mean I am always right. Please fact check me and verify my answer. "Black Out" Ryzen 9 5900x | Full Custom Water Loop | Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) | RTX 3090 Founders | Ballistix 32gb 16-18-18-36 3600mhz 1tb Samsung 970 Evo | 2x 2tb Crucial MX500 SSD | Fractal Design Meshify S2 | Corsair HX1200 PSU Dedicated Streaming Rig Ryzen 7 3700x | Asus B450-F Strix | 16gb Gskill Flare X 3200mhz | Corsair RM550x PSU | Asus Strix GTX1070 | 250gb 860 Evo m.2 Phanteks P300A | Elgato HD60 Pro | Avermedia Live Gamer Duo | Avermedia 4k GC573 Capture Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, Bluecross said: is this set too quick for the i7 8700K (DDR4-2667 Dual Channel) That memory will be fine. Your motherboard supports memory up to 4000Mhz Quote DDR4 Memory 4000+(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 3000(OC)/ 2800(OC)/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 MHz You can find information about memory support on your motherboards product website.https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z370-GAMING-PRO-CARBON-AC/Specification CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 28, 2018 Go for it. G.Skill is my go to choice next to Corsair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 28, 2018 Author 16 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said: The higher frequency at the lowest latency is what you want. The Gskill kit you have listed will be perfect. Hmm ok, that was what I was thinking 15 minutes ago, Spotty said: That memory will be fine. Your motherboard supports memory up to 4000Mhz You can find information about memory support on your motherboards product website.https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/Z370-GAMING-PRO-CARBON-AC/Specification I know my MOBO will be fine with this memory, but will the CPU handle the 3200 speeds? 9 minutes ago, Mooshi said: Go for it. G.Skill is my go to choice next to Corsair. Yes, thanks for the reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Bluecross said: I know my MOBO will be fine with this memory, but will the CPU handle the 3200 speeds? Sorry, I misread your original question. Yes it should be fine with that CPU. The 2666Mhz quoted for it on the intel page is what it will operate at as default. When you install the RAM you will need to go in to your BIOS and either manually clock the RAM to 3200MHz or enable "XMP" (Xtreme Memory Profile) which will tell the system to run the memory at its highest speed. Without changing this setting in the BIOS your memory will only run at the default 2666MHz speed. CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 28, 2018 Author 2 minutes ago, Spotty said: Sorry, I misread your original question. Yes it should be fine with that CPU. The 2666Mhz quoted for it on the intel page is what it will operate at as default. When you install the RAM you will need to go in to your BIOS and either manually clock the RAM to 3200MHz or enable "XMP" (Xtreme Memory Profile) which will tell the system to run the memory at its highest speed. Without changing this setting in the BIOS your memory will only run at the default 2666MHz speed. Alright, then I will have no problems, thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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