Ga x58a oc will it run 1600mhz ram

[ikestrike]

Hello,
I have an issue,with some ram,I have a gigabyte x56a-oc motherboard, I bought some 1660 MGZ ram 1.65 v, corsair. the board says 1.5 v for ram, the board supports 2200/1333/1066/600 mgz ram,Any answers,or do I have to run1333 mgz/or what ever.Hope sombody has the right answers!!!!!

 

[ikestrike]

Hello,
I have an issue,with some ram,I have a gigabyte x56a-oc motherboard, I bought some 1600 MGZ ram 1.65 v, corsair. the board says 1.5 v for ram, the board supports 2200/1333/1066/600 mgz ram,Any answers,or do I have to run1333 mgz/or what ever.Hope sombody has the right answers!!!!!

 

[jaquith]

Yes, both 1.65v RAM and DDR3-1600 are perfectly fine on any X58. If it weren't then I'd have over a dozen X58's in serious trouble. Chances are you can, if needed, run 6x8GB (48GB) of memory.

 

[ikestrike]

So your saying before it boots up go in the Bios and set ram to 1600 mgh, Thats it right ?

 

[jaquith]

BIOS:
Extreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) -> Profile1
Save & Exit = Yes

If you simple set the System Memory Multiplier -> 12 with 1.65v RAM you'll have an OC failure. XMP sets all of the kit's settings: System Memory Multiplier, DRAM Voltage, and CAS Timings.

 

[ikestrike]

Does it actually lower the voltage on the ram ?

 

[jaquith]

XMP sets the RAM (1 kit) to it's Rated Specs, just exactly as i said "XMP sets all of the kit's settings: System Memory Multiplier, DRAM Voltage, and CAS Timings." So if the Rated voltage is 1.65v then that's what the DRAM Voltage will be set to in the BIOS.

 

[ikestrike]

Best answer selected by ikestrike.

 

[nikorr]

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