(WHY) Crosshair V Formula-z & 2400 memory

[reconminicon]

So the Crosshair V Formula-z motherboard supports 2400 memory but there is no processor for the board that supports it. So what's the point or am I missing something?

 

[unksol]

You overclock the memory controller in the CPU to support it.

 

[reconminicon]

Of course. Is it worth it? If so any good guide links? And what's best? Corsair or GSkill?

 

[RunLuke]

Honestly, I don't feel any difference when I overclock, yeah, in benchmarks I might see better CPU or RAM performance, but to be honest I've given it up, it was fun as an exercise, but I doubt the usefulness. So from my point of view it's not worth it.

Where you really feel a difference is fast drives, raid 0 with two or more SSDs really gives you an insane boost even if you just do the windows or motherboard striping.

 

[Tradesman1]

Try it and see, did an article on 2400 DRAM last year and my Crosshair was the AMD mobo I used, if your CPU can run 2400, it's much better than 1600 or 1866 😉

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/dram-benchmark-fluctuations,4080.html

 

[reconminicon]

Cool. Guess I will just leave the Vengeance 1866 in then. Just I am building my son's older system back up for use at his mother's because carting a Storm Trooper tower back and forth is a bit of a task. Was going to put the Vengeance in the older system and upgrade the Storm Trooper.
8350 std (for now)
Formula-z
16GB Vengeance
970 sli
250GB Crucial SSD 500GB std
1300w Super Flower
Windows 10

 

[RunLuke]

Unless it is a SiteMaxx, that's a pretty epic PSU

 

[reconminicon]

I do like looking at it. Wish it was mine.