I5 4440 + ga-z97mx gaming 5 with ram 2133+mhz

[bredao]

Hi guys!

I wonder to know if woth this build (I5 4440 + GA-Z97MX Gaming) I can use 2x4gb 2133+mhz. If I change I5 4690k it's gonna solve it?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Yes a 4690k on a Z97 board can run 2133 , no problem.

With that combo , you just go into the BIOS under DRAM settings and select XMP profile.

 

[junkeymonkey]

if its a non k chip [locked] I would stick with 1600 anything over that is conceded overclocking and to make over 1600 speeds stable you may need to oc the chip as well to make things stable .. so yes if you feel its worth it go with the ''K'' chip for the higher speed memory [just set xmp]

Memory Types DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V

http://ark.intel.com/products/75038/Intel-Core-i5-4440-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_30-GHz

 

[bredao]

and Can I use with 2400mhz too with K family?

 

[junkeymonkey]

maybe ?? you only know once you install it fire it up and stability check and make needed adjustments

overclocking is at your own risk and nothing is guaranteed

you know to be honest I use non k chips on z boards with 1600 and all is well I don't mis overclocking one bit and have far less issues [but that's just me ]

you could go with a z97 and a xeon to get hyperthreading that a i5 don't have save a little over a i7 [but you will need a vid card and check your boards support of all xeons you can use on it ] I went with a z board so I can have sli and a better upgrade path if I needed it ..

http://ark.intel.com/compare/75462,80909,80910,80811,80807


if this is your board ?? looks like xeons are supported plenty in the supported cpu list

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4968

 

[bredao]

maybe ?? you only know once you install it fire it up and stability check and make needed adjustments

overclocking is at your own risk and nothing is guaranteed

you know to be honest I use non k chips on z boards with 1600 and all is well I don't mis overclocking one bit and have far less issues [but that's just me ]

you could go with a z97 and a xeon to get hyperthreading that a i5 don't have save a little over a i7 [but you will need a vid card and check your boards support of all xeons you can use on it ] I went with a z board so I can have sli and a better upgrade path if I needed it ..

http://ark.intel.com/compare/75462,80909,80910,80811,80807


if this is your board ?? looks like xeons are supported plenty in the supported cpu list

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4968

I just wanna use ram with 2133 ram or superior to do whatever I want in 8 years

 

[junkeymonkey]

well like with anything you buy - you try and hope it don't make you cry... your not going to know how the stability is going to be until after you fire it up and run it may work great then may not overclocking is not guaranteed that's all there is too it your best chances is with a k chip like the 4690k you posted above cause its unlocked so you can make adjustments to it if needed to get the memory stable

 

[bredao]

well like with anything you buy - you try and hope it don't make you cry... your not going to know how the stability is going to be until after you fire it up and run it may work great then may not overclocking is not guaranteed that's all there is too it your best chances is with a k chip like the 4690k you posted above cause its unlocked so you can make adjustments to it if needed to get the memory stable

Thanks! If I choose 1600mhz, which brand do you recommends me? I want 2x4gb

 

[junkeymonkey]

cant say but I prefer g-skill .... to me Kingston seems to get a lot of issue threads here at toms for some reason??

I'm not trying to recommend this but its what I got in this z87 with a 4670 [non k ]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231489


thing is I was not trying to scare you off the high speed memory just pointing out that it may not go quite as planed .. with the ''K'' chip it could be as easy as just setting the xmp profile and let her rip fine and dandy , but theres all ways that slight risk it may not and you will need to make bios adjustments all around to make it work and stable , and then it still may not ? that's all

its all part of running overclocked parts

 

[bredao]

Well, I will go with ur suggestion and I'll buy a 1600mhz. Thanks.

 

[junkeymonkey]

well ok, like I was saying with a non ''k'' chip do the 1600 if you decide to go with a ''K'' chip the the higher speed may be fine I'd say with the k chip and setting the xmp of the higher speed memory you should have a 90% chance it will all be good , but theres all ways that slight risk that things could be finicky and need some fine tuning or find you may need to ''downclock'' a bit on the memory like say you got 2400 you may need to run it at something less to get stability ..

like tradesman1 said from here on luck of the draw

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1938876/4670k-ram-2400mhz.html

and here

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1880161/2133mhz-ram-overclocking-intel-processors.html

 

[bredao]

thanks dude

 

[bredao]

one more question. if I buy 2133mhz I can use in 1600mhz without problem? In the future (about 4 years) I will change my cpu to i7 K family and I will use 2133mhz or more

 

[junkeymonkey]

depends on th memorys ic's like 1866 is 1600 ic's just binned to run at 1866 so setting them at 1600 is a non issue

looking at this quick it seems that 2133 does default to 1600

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=11482

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2247487/ram-running-1600-default-supposed-2133-common.html

so if the price of the 2133 is near the same as the 1600 just get the better ram [2133] and run it at 1600 if you want - looks good to me

 

[bredao]

Thanks so much!!! You're extremely helpful and patient!!!