ram and motherboard compatibility?

[tristan wheeler]

I was wondering if the MSI gd65 gaming motherboard is compatible with the 95$ tridentx 8gb dual channel ram from newegg? I only wonder this since on newegg the MSI board sais it supports 2400(oc) and I'm not sure if that means I have to buy 1600mhz ram and can over clock it to 2400 or if I can buy 2400 and run it at a lower speed until I can oc it back up to the 2400.

 

[IRyannHD]

Yes it will support 1600Mhz RAM, all that means is that it's capable of supporting 2400Mhz RAM.

 

[tristan wheeler]

2400mhz out of the box or 1600mhz overclocked to 2400mhz?

 

[IRyannHD]

It won't auto OC your RAM, it just means that if you buy 2400Mhz RAM that will work, your 1600Mhz ram will stay 1600Mhz