Intel Pentium G3258 Memory Speeds.

[Titicaca123]

Hi everyone. The pentium g3258 supports memory speeds of 1333, however I'm buying 1866 speed ram. Will I be able to go into the BIOS and change the speed to its normal amount, or will it be stuck at 1333 until I get a better processor? My motherboard does support ram up to 3000. I'd appreciate feedback.

 

[SlayZombi]

Yeah, just downclock it to the proper speed for the processor.

 

[Titicaca123]

Yeah, just downclock it to the proper speed for the processor.

No, what I'm saying is can I run it at 1866 even though the processor doesn't allow it? I'm asking because I read something saying you can, as long as the mobo supports it, but I want to be sure.

 

[SlayZombi]

Yeah, just downclock it to the proper speed for the processor.

No, what I'm saying is can I run it at 1866 even though the processor doesn't allow it? I'm asking because I read something saying you can, as long as the mobo supports it, but I want to be sure.

No, it would be bottlenecked.

 

[Beezy]

XMP might allow it but think of it like a FSB overclock to get it there. the memory controller on the chip likes to run at 1333 and theres no saying 100% it will be stable or not at X mhz. Consider getting 1333 Mhz RAM but with the lowest CAS timings you can find. The overall latency will depend on the CAS and the Mhz.