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I do recall seeing some confusing info that suggested 1333 was the fastest I could use without overclocking, but that turned out to be due to limitations of certain motherboards rather than the Sandy Bridge cpus. My Asus P8P67 runs DDR3-1600 at stock settings and I could easily plug in a i7-2600K if I wanted. ![]() One additional piece of advice is to get 1.5V memory for Sandy Bridge rather than 1.65V - ensures the CPU is running at correct settings and helpful if you overclock. --- Edit: Did some reading - officially the SBs are in fact only rated for up to DDR3-1333 memory, BUT...they can run 1600 and higher. Tests done by custom PC magazine (UK) found benefits from running 1600 over 1333 (a few fps in some games) but no real benefit from going for 1800 or 2133. Hope this all makes sense. ![]()
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i5-2500K @3.3GHz / 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600 / Asus P8P67 / GTX-260 (216) / WD 500GB Samsung 22" 1680x1050 / Win7 64 Home Premium CH Combat Stick / CH Pro Throttle / Simped Rudder Pedals Last edited by kendo65; 04-15-2011 at 09:32 AM. |
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