what is compatible?

[Froger]

im going to get some new ram for my PC, i have some already that is 1333mhz that came with the PC in a bundle, i want ot get some new ram in 8Gb sticks, i dont know what frequency to get though, as my motherboard says in the spec for compatible memory:
1333mhz, 1600mhz, 1866mhz, then it goes 2000mhz (O.C) 2133 (O.C.) but what i dont get is what the O.C is and whether it means that i can just put in 2133mhz memory and it will work or if there is some stuff i need to do in the bios to make it work, please help.
thanks in advance.

 

[NeverBackDown]

The OC means OverClock: which means your motherboard can support those speeds but it will not do it automatically for you and requires you to manually overclock them, which is done in the bios. Get 2 sticks of 4gb(2x4gb) and that will total 8gb, stick with 1600mhz because the increase in speed is not noticable unless your are doing video rendering/music editing etc. and will not help games at all(generally speaking.)

If you must have 8gb sticks get 2x8gb at 1600mhz

Also anything below 1866mhz will most likely not need to be fixed in the bios if you have the latest version

 

[seumasbeathan]

Just get a 1600mhz kit, its cheaper and in everyday use/gaming you won't notice a difference

 

[NeverBackDown]

Just get a 1600mhz kit, its cheaper and in everyday use/gaming you won't notice a difference

Thanks for the summary of my post lol

 

[Froger]

but i will be doing video/ photo editing? so how do i make 2133mhz work, in the bios there is a thing with memory where you can set it higher? does that have something todo with it?
also, it was a very nice summary

 

[NeverBackDown]

1866mhz will do you fine and since you seem to lack the knowledge of using the bios and how to set up ram timings/speed i would suggest you stay away from those higher speeds because if you mess up everything goes nuts. No disrespect or anything

 

[Froger]

i know a few things about the bios and stuff like overclocking cpu etc... but ram, nope, not my sorta area

 

[airdeano]

what motherboard and system specs?

 

[Froger]

Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3
intel i3 3120
crucial 1333mhz 4gb
casecom 450w PSU (it was cheap )
1tb seagate HDD + 360gb seagate HDD + sandisk 64gb ssd
intergrated graphics

 

[NeverBackDown]

Asus P8Z68-V/GEN3
intel i3 3120
crucial 1333mhz 4gb
casecom 450w PSU (it was cheap )
1tb seagate HDD + 360gb seagate HDD + sandisk 64gb ssd
intergrated graphics

Cheap psus are not something you want to joke about, dirty power can degrade hardware very fast.
Upgrade the gpu, if you are doing video rendering you will struggle A LOT with hd graphics

 

[Froger]

Yeah, I'm getting a new one soon

 

[NeverBackDown]

Yeah, I'm getting a new one soon

New what exactly?A psu or Gpu?

 

[Froger]

Both,new psu, something like a corsair haven't decided and for the gpu either the 660 ti or HD 7950

 

[NeverBackDown]

7950 is far superior to a 660ti. Psu by Seasonic or Corsair are great

 

[Froger]

you've been telling me in the other thread about 660 ti vs 7950 lol didn't you know I was the same person

 

[NeverBackDown]

Yes but not everyone in the other thread is in this thread

 

[OsoPolar]

will a motherboard that accept "800 MHz / 1066 MHz / 1333 MHz / 1600 MHz / 2400 MHz" RAM's also accept 1866 MHz RAM?

Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme4-M

 

[NeverBackDown]

May need manuel OC'ing but yes it will

 

[OsoPolar]

May need manuel OC'ing but yes it will

Thanks! But will the 1866 MHz ram run at 1600 mhz untill clocked or wont it work at all plug and play?

 

[Feronix]

It'll work as soon as you stick it in the banks but it will work at 1333MHz. You'll have to enable XMP or manually set the timings and voltages in your bios to make them run at their rated speed