Locked CPU with OC Ram?

[Veseliq_Loss]

Hello,

I am considering a Z170 mobo for my new build. Either GB Z170-D3H or ASUS Z170-A.
But i am not planning on OC. I will be buying i5 6500. I pick the Z line because H is almost the same price and missing some features, that might come in handy in future.

So if i buy a higher clocked ram, like Corsair 2400 or 2666Mhz., will there be a problem with the locked CPU? Because i see in i5-6500 specs that it supports 2133 only?

 

[nikoli707]

2133 is the official spec speed for skylake. the z rated board will do the work overclocking it. there wont be any problems. go find a good set of fast ram if you can as ive seen them aggressively priced compared to lower speeds.

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[Veseliq_Loss]

Thank you for the answer. I was affraid that 2666 ram won't come in terms with the locked CPU.
Well, in my country we don't have a large choice in G.Skill ram, so i will be buying either Kingston HyperX or Corsair LPX. Whichever is cheaper, because i don't think i will see any difference between CL16 and CL17 ...

 

[CountMike]

You won't see much difference between 2133 and 2400 or 2666 either, benchmarks mostly.

 

[Veseliq_Loss]

I am planning on using the integrated video for a few months, because i have to study hard and knowing i can play the games i want won't help at all ... So i guess the extra Mhz can come in handy in this scenario.
I was not thinking of a Z motherboard but ... 20$ difference is not that much so whatever. Better safe than sorry ...

 

[nikoli707]

although it is true that a vast majority pc usage wont see a performance difference between 2133 2400 2666 etc... if you can get 2400/2666 or even 2800mhz at a cost that is only a few bucks more than standard then there isn't much reason not to. with a total system cost of $700-900, paying $20 extra for a z board and $15 extra for faster ram only accounts for an extra 3-5% of the total budget. though if you have a strict budget you cannot go over and that extra $35 dollars towards faster ram and a z board means you have to go with an r9-380 instead of an r9-390 then that wouldn't be ideal.

 

[CountMike]

One good thing about going to higher speed RAM even if CPU and MB don't support it is that you can lower latency and that can often be more beneficial than frequency itself, Just check XMP/SPD profiles and see how low it can go.

 

[Veseliq_Loss]

I am not sure about the new platform ... i hear things about higher speed ram not working in non-overclocking mother boards. Although this should be incidental ...