Should I Run DDR3 at 1.35 Volts?

dtseery

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This next Christmas I plan to get a i7-6700K or a i7-4790K (I Currently have a AMD FX-9590 which i am not pleased with - I should have done more research to find out it only performed as well as a i5) My Question is: should i go with an i7-6700K and use my DDR3 at 1.35(or 1.4) Volts or Should I get a i7-4790K and be able to run my memory at Standard 1.5 Volts?

(Also are there any Downsides to Running My DDR3 Memory at 1.35 Volts?)


Update 1: In my Bios of my current setup i tried running my memory at 1.35 volts vs. it's auto setting of 1.6 volts needless to say my memory has been working fine as long as I kept the memory clock rate on auto so it could fluctuate between 800-1600 depending on low voltage drawbacks this does mean that my memory will sometimes run slower but I'm ok with that as i still get good FPS in games and my render times are about the same
 
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You could try, no telling if any will work together on the new mobo without trying them - thety may well play nice on your current mobo, but different mobo, different BIOS may well be different results

dtseery

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I Currently have 3 8GB Sticks from several different sellers (1PNY, 1Patriot, 1 G.Skill) each are the same DDR3-1600

but would it be ok to use these at 1.35 Volts on a motherboard like a ASRock Z170 Gaming K4/D3
and if not - why not?

because I'd rather not spend $60 more and get DDR4 RAM my budget limit for CPU+MOBO is around $450 with no room for RAM in addition.