E elkido122 Senior member Jan 10, 2015 275 2 81 Oct 26, 2016 #1 If i get ddr4 ram at 3000 speed with 1.35 volts will this hurt my 6700k at all in the long run? Or would you say im completely fine? Thanks guys
If i get ddr4 ram at 3000 speed with 1.35 volts will this hurt my 6700k at all in the long run? Or would you say im completely fine? Thanks guys
UsandThem Elite Member May 4, 2000 16,068 7,383 146 Oct 26, 2016 #2 It's fine. Default JEDEC DDR4 is 1.2v. Almost all ram above DDR4 2133 runs at 1.35v, which is the same as DDR3L (low voltage). Intel has said that is perfectly safe. The potential problem is when using standard DDR3 which runs at 1.5v+. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458069-ddr3-15v-can-damage-the-skylake-cpus/
It's fine. Default JEDEC DDR4 is 1.2v. Almost all ram above DDR4 2133 runs at 1.35v, which is the same as DDR3L (low voltage). Intel has said that is perfectly safe. The potential problem is when using standard DDR3 which runs at 1.5v+. https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/458069-ddr3-15v-can-damage-the-skylake-cpus/