What RAM for OCing I5 2500k??

[2fast4thetown_down]

What Ram for OCing a i5 2500k to 4.5 ghz?? Corsair Vengeance?

 

[atomicWAR]

corsair vengance is fine just make sure you get at least something 1600mhz though i think 1866mhz would be a bit better. personally i run at 2133mhz but its a lot.

 

[christop]

Corsair or g-skills...

 

[atomicWAR]

i really like both those rams manufactures.....good call chris (well they rebadge but you know what i mean)

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Any GSkill Ripjaws or Corsair Vengeance or really any quality band with a lifetime warranty ( Crucial, Samsung etc. ) is fine. If you get the Corsair make sure it's the low profile version if you plan on adding an aftermarket cooler.

You want 1.5v DDR3 1600 cas 9. Anything faster is a waste of money on a Sandy Bridge chip due to the integrated memory controller not being able to use it. Going over 1.5v voids the CPU warranty.

 

[13thmonkey]

it doesn't matter what ram you have for OCing the chip as there is no FSB so ram does not need to be able to cope with the cpu OC.

 

[christop]

it doesn't matter what ram you have for OCing the chip as there is no FSB so ram does not need to be able to cope with the cpu OC.

Well I have my x58 system oc to 4 ghz and the ram is at 1603 so it does have an effect on your cpu oc..

 

[Deleted member 217926]

it doesn't matter what ram you have for OCing the chip as there is no FSB so ram does not need to be able to cope with the cpu OC.

Well I have my x58 system oc to 4 ghz and the ram is at 1603 so it does have an effect on your cpu oc..

Not in a Sandy or Ivy Bridge system. They are overclocked via multiplier not with the FSB like older X58 systems.

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

Will Kingston Hyper X blu work?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Will Kingston Hyper X blu work?

Yes. Make sure it's 1.5v though. Kingston is the only brand still selling 1.65v DDR3 1600. They are known for lower quality modules.

 

[2fast4thetown_down]

It is Kingston Hyper X blu 1333mhz.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Should be fine.