So I had a defective sandybridge motherboard (ASUS P8P67) that I ended up returning to Microcenter to find out that ASUS had recalled ALL their sandybridge motherboards because of compatibility problems with the Core i5-2500k/2600k processors.
Instead, I opted for the great deal they were offering w/ AMD -- and got an AMD phenom II 1055T along with an ASUS motherboard -- ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB, which, unfortunately does not natively support 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM. It's maximum non-OC speed is 1333 MHz.
I have G.skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM that I bought for the build I returned, that I cannot use anymore with this setup, but the guy at Microcenter told me that I still could, that I just had to manually configure the speed on the BIOS.
The mobo manual also lists the 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM under their QVL under the heading "Supported DDR3 RAM 1600 (O.C.)".
My question is this: Can I use this RAM and overclock it in the bios to 1600 so that I can get good use out of it, or is the overclocked 1600 somehow inferior to native 1600. Am I better served just returning my 1600 MHz RAM back to Newegg and buying 1333 Mhz DDR3 sticks that are natively supported by this motherboard?
The reason I have been reluctant to RMA this is because of the restocking fee I will have to incur if I do that. I bought this RAM for $85, which is a good deal, but I could buy DDR3 1333 MHz RAM for a kill these days.
Could anyone give me some advice on this matter? I will be so grateful.
Thanks!
Instead, I opted for the great deal they were offering w/ AMD -- and got an AMD phenom II 1055T along with an ASUS motherboard -- ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO/USB, which, unfortunately does not natively support 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM. It's maximum non-OC speed is 1333 MHz.
I have G.skill Ripjaws 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM that I bought for the build I returned, that I cannot use anymore with this setup, but the guy at Microcenter told me that I still could, that I just had to manually configure the speed on the BIOS.
The mobo manual also lists the 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM under their QVL under the heading "Supported DDR3 RAM 1600 (O.C.)".
My question is this: Can I use this RAM and overclock it in the bios to 1600 so that I can get good use out of it, or is the overclocked 1600 somehow inferior to native 1600. Am I better served just returning my 1600 MHz RAM back to Newegg and buying 1333 Mhz DDR3 sticks that are natively supported by this motherboard?
The reason I have been reluctant to RMA this is because of the restocking fee I will have to incur if I do that. I bought this RAM for $85, which is a good deal, but I could buy DDR3 1333 MHz RAM for a kill these days.
Could anyone give me some advice on this matter? I will be so grateful.
Thanks!
There is nothing wrong with the CPU, just that there is a 5% chance that the SATA 3Gb/s ports (only) will die in 3 years.
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