Voltage question for tridents.

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when choosing this combo on pc partpicker

ASRock Z97 EXTREME6 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard

Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor

G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory


i get this message.

The G.Skill Trident X Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory operating voltage of 1.65V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory module may run at a reduced clock rate to meet the 1.5V voltage recommendation, or may require running at a voltage greater than the Intel recommended maximum.

Does that mean it wont work? Or?
Will the be underclocked then?
Could someone explain :)
 
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You'll be fine, I had the initial release of the Trident X 2400/10 32GB set and put them in my IB (3570K) and they have been running nonstop since May 2012 (and was cooling it with a Hyper 212 EVO at 4.7), my Sandy Bridge 2500K ran (and is running, like the IB it's been sold) 32GB of 2133/9 RJ Xs (1.65) since mid 2011 (CPU at 4.8) and both are currently still being run 24/7. Most all my builds (about 50 or so a year are with 1.65 sticks (2133 and up) - I've got Tri's in both my Haswell's, in sig
It could be either. You can always run 1.65 volts and risk burning out the memory controller on the CPU. Then it might deliver the promised 2400Mhz. You could get lucky and the memory will operate at a lower voltage then specified at the rated speed, but probably not.

If you limit yourself to 1.5v memory you can easily find 2133 kits, and probably some 2400 kits.

What are you needing 32GB of memory for?
 
Not so much the CPU that matters but overclocking enthusiasts. The JEDEC standard for DDR3 has always been 1.5v. Anything beyond that has always been considered 'overclocking'

With Intel moving the memory controller onto the CPU die itself, it leaves a lot less wiggle room. Tom's own reviewers ran into instability over time with overvolting, so with these chips it is better to play on the safe side and stick to the recommended maximum of 1.575 volts.

My old x58 board is showing signs of wear and tear running 1.65 volt memory all this time. No longer recognizes all the slots at once.
 


So whats something comparable to the tridents that run at the correct voltage?
 
The Tridents are perfectly fine as is 1.65. 1.5 is the suggested voltage for 1600 sticks which is the base rating for Haswell and Refresh. You're not going to burn up the Memory Controller or the CPU it's in. Intel even certifies 1.65 DRAM (and basically all sticks 2133 and up are 1.6-1.65. They were designed aimed at Haswell and released in the lower data rates 2400 and down during the Ivy Bridge era (and 1.65 was around long before that with the Rj X, RJ Z, and Snipers going back to Sandy Bridge
 
Not really an issue persay, and it doesn't have anything to do with pins. It is the breakdown voltage of the silicon. An increase in voltage increase temperature which decreases efficiency.

Oddly it is due to AMD being behind a few processes. The larger silicon is more robust at handling the extra voltage. Much like Intel chips a few generations ago.

CPUs and all consumer class CPUs are aiming for efficiency not performance, so this trend continues. DDR3L is 1.3 volts, DDR4 is 1.2 volts. And they may make a DDR4L for mobile devices.
 


So if i had a h100i cooling the processor id definitely be fine? I'm just kinda freaked because half of the stuff i read is people saying no dont it will overheat everything and break stuff.. then the other half say its fine and theyve been doing it for years 😛. Not sure which side to take.
 
You'll be fine, I had the initial release of the Trident X 2400/10 32GB set and put them in my IB (3570K) and they have been running nonstop since May 2012 (and was cooling it with a Hyper 212 EVO at 4.7), my Sandy Bridge 2500K ran (and is running, like the IB it's been sold) 32GB of 2133/9 RJ Xs (1.65) since mid 2011 (CPU at 4.8) and both are currently still being run 24/7. Most all my builds (about 50 or so a year are with 1.65 sticks (2133 and up) - I've got Tri's in both my Haswell's, in sig
 
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