Intel Core i7-4790 Memory support

[MountainKing]

Intels spec sheet says taht CPU will handle DDR3-1333/1600 memory. Does that mean that the Kingston 8G HyperX 8GB DIMM 1866 MHz DDR3 Desktop Memory HX318C10F/8 CL10 as in this link will not work or will it run at a lower speed and be fine?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251679887177?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[Burpo]

Those are fine..

 

[MountainKing]

Erm that means it will run at 1600 speeds?

 

[Burpo]

That depends on the board you're using. XMP Profile runs @ 1866
The 4790 is rated to 1600 at stock, but can run up to 3000 & higher.

 

[MountainKing]

Great thanks burpo. I'm thinking of buying a 4790. The price is great at $300 shipped. Only one available though. Only need to figure if the deal is legit. Even Newegg is selling it more expensive.

 

[Termie]

Great thanks burpo. I'm thinking of buying a 4790. The price is great at $300 shipped. Only one available though. Only need to figure if the deal is legit. Even Newegg is selling it more expensive.

It was $250 today at Amazon. You should assume this was someone who bought it and is reselling at a profit.

But yes, as long as your motherboard supports RAM overclocking, the 4790 can go higher than 1600.

 

[MountainKing]

It is in Japan and is an ebay seller The price is $270 and shipped with the cooler to Mauritius is $25.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

You may want to consider getting a Z97-based board. One of those will run that memory at the full 1866MHz.

That's one of the least publicized features of the Z87/97 chipsets. It allows higher then stock memory frequencies on all LGA-1150 CPUs...

 

[Craig234]

4790 will be under $250 at Amazon for black Friday.

 

[MountainKing]

The 4790 deal I was getting for $300 shipped to Mauritius is no more . Someone snapped it. Back to the drawing board to get another deal or value for money purchase. NOBODY is even offering close to that at the moment. It's at $350 and above. Back to the drawing board for the 2nd time I was also considering a FX 8350 combo (with board +RAM) from ebay but the savings I would make is only $100. The 4790 setup would HAVE cost me about $650 (CPU, RAM ebay + local motherboard) while the AMD setup would cost me about $550 shipped (mind you that this includes shipping to Mauritius about $50-60.