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i3-8100 cpu to a 2666 RAM

Emski89

Hi again, 

 

I just want to know if my cpu i3-8100 is compatible to my 2666 RAM? My mother board is Gigabyte z370 which it said it supports ram up to 2666, but my cpu only supports up to 2400. If I were to use these will it not cause any problem?

 

or should I buy for an i5 processor? I already have the i3 8100 though.

 

can anyone explain? @Spotty 

CPU: Intel i5-8400 (8th gen) | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z-370M DS3H | RAM: 2 x 8GB 3000 MHz Trident Z RGB | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 6GB | PSU: Seasonic FOCUS+ Gold 550W | Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 TG Edition| Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx GT RGB CPU Cooler | Storage: SSD - Kingston 120GB / HDD - Toshiba 1TB | Monitor: 24" HKC 144Hz | OS: Windows 10 64-bit

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It's fine. You'll just need to enable xmp in the bios for it to run at 2666mhz.

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

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How do enable xmp? Is there a procedure?

CPU: Intel i5-8400 (8th gen) | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z-370M DS3H | RAM: 2 x 8GB 3000 MHz Trident Z RGB | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 6GB | PSU: Seasonic FOCUS+ Gold 550W | Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 TG Edition| Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx GT RGB CPU Cooler | Storage: SSD - Kingston 120GB / HDD - Toshiba 1TB | Monitor: 24" HKC 144Hz | OS: Windows 10 64-bit

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1 minute ago, Emski89 said:

How do enable xmp? Is there a procedure?

Enter the BIOS and look for the setting called XMP (eXtreme Memory Profile) and enable it. To enter the BIOS just tap the DEL key on your keyboard when you first turn on your computer before you see the windows logo.

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

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Okay I will take note on this, I am still waiting for my case to arrive. Thanks again @Spotty

CPU: Intel i5-8400 (8th gen) | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z-370M DS3H | RAM: 2 x 8GB 3000 MHz Trident Z RGB | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2060 6GB | PSU: Seasonic FOCUS+ Gold 550W | Case: Thermaltake Versa H18 TG Edition| Cooler: DeepCool Gammaxx GT RGB CPU Cooler | Storage: SSD - Kingston 120GB / HDD - Toshiba 1TB | Monitor: 24" HKC 144Hz | OS: Windows 10 64-bit

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