MSI 67A-GD53 B3 Memory Question

[ITBOSS31]

I just bought an MSI P67A-GD53 B3 from tigerdirect.com for my new high end gaming rig and then went and purchased DDR3 1600 RAM. However, the mobo standard is 1333/1066 MHZ, however I think it will work but not sure. Its listed with O.C at end, so could someone post guide to show me how to overclock memory controller to be able to use these ram sticks.
LINKS:
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCateg...l-Motherboards

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220558

 

[Harvey]

It should be a setting in the CMOS. See p. 3-7 in your manual.

 

[Bartman39]

Harvey is right its in the book on page en32 and in the Bios under Overclocking (adjusted Dram Frequency)

I have that exact same board ever since it came out and its still going strong... I`m running a 2600K @ 4.6Ghz with 1.312 volts and some 2133mhz DDR3 Gskill memory... In other words I like it...!

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

Yes you can run your DDR 3 1600 memory and get a performance improvement from it on the board. I do advise that you make sure that any memory that you run is 1.5v or lower. Using memory with a higher memory voltage can damage the processor's memory controller and void the warranty on the processor.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team