Ankur Active Member Mar 8, 2011 #1 As the title says is the 1600Mhz RAM compatible with intel i5- 2500k cpu? I see the 2500k specs that it only supports 1333Mhz and 1066Mhz Frequency.
As the title says is the 1600Mhz RAM compatible with intel i5- 2500k cpu? I see the 2500k specs that it only supports 1333Mhz and 1066Mhz Frequency.
linkin VIP Member Mar 8, 2011 #2 That's the official maximum JEDEC standard for RAM, 1333mhz. So of course CPU's "only" go up to that speed, but once you manually key in the speed, timings and voltage it works just the same.
That's the official maximum JEDEC standard for RAM, 1333mhz. So of course CPU's "only" go up to that speed, but once you manually key in the speed, timings and voltage it works just the same.
