FX-8350 Maximum Memory

[shotgunrumble]

I did alot of research on overclocking cpu's and memory... decided on going with an ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z AM3+ motherboard and a FX-8350 black edition processor, and i want to do alot of video editing and playing games on maximum resolution so im also getting a GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-4GD GeForce GTX 770 4GB graphics card. so here is my predicament, the motherboard supports RAM up to 2400 in dual channel, the FX-8350 processor only supports memory up to 1866 in dual channel... wtf haha. i want cram the most ram into this computer, should i buy 2 dual ram kits at 2400? can someone give me a rundown on how all this works. kinda confused how all this works, say i get the 2400 dual channel kit and my motherboard was only rated for 1688, it would automatically bump it down. so since the the motherboard is 2400 and the memory is 2400, how would that work? how dose dual channel work on a motherboard when it has 4 ram slots? im pretty befuddled and need a good breakdown, already watched all the videos i could find and nothing answers these specific questions.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

The overall difference between 1866 and 2400 is going to be small outside of benchmarks. The CPU itself doesn't really care how much memory you have. The OS and board are more of a limit. Windows 7 Home Premium can only address 16 GB of RAM, max, with win 7 Pro handles 32 GB.

Dual Channel works just fine with 4 slots, it can use two sets of dual channel RAM, running each pair as a different channel..

 

[Tradesman1]

2400 will be overkill - it will run, but with 32GB you may be limited to about 1600 - maybe 1866...AMD MC (memory controller)s aren't very strong - the 8350 is rated up to 1866 at 1 stick per channel (2 total) and that testing was with 4 GB sticks) - some can run 8-16 GB at 2133 - AMDs own chart here:

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/ddr3memoryfrequencyguide.aspx

I'd look for a single set of 4x8GB in 1600/9 maybe GSkill's Ripjaws X or Sniper lines of DRAM

 

[shotgunrumble]

awesome! will totally be getting 1600 and be overclocking it!

 

[Tradesman1]

Let us know how it goes, and if you need any help, we're here 😉