Hi, I'm very much a novice in terms of building my own system and am hoping someone can educate me a bit on compatibility between my GA-EX58-UD3R motherboard and 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM.
Just starting a new system build, I chose the GA-EX58-UD3R to team with a Core i7 processor. As I was trying to rush completion of the build, I decided to just buy RAM locally. That being the case, I knew the GA-EX58-UD3R was compatible with 1333MHz and 2100MHz RAM, but I couldn't find any locally on sale.
However, I did find 6GB of Corsair XMS3 Classic 1600MHz RAM (8-8-8-24, 1.65V, TR3X6G1600C8) on sale, so after googling and seeing that others also chose this RAM for this motherboard, I went ahead with the purchase.
After installing this Corsair 1600MHz RAM, I am getting the same response in my Bios that others have encountered where the RAM reads as 1066. I know that you can adjust the System Memory Multiplier to read the RAM as 1600MHz, but my questions are as follows:
1) What are the implications of adjusting the System Memory Multiplier to read the RAM as 1600MHz? Does that mean I'm overclocking it somehow?
2) This Corsair RAM is 1.65V, but my GA-EX58-UD3R manual states that the motherboard is compatible with 1.5V RAM. Does that mean this RAM is incompatible? Or is this just a matter of adjusting the voltage in the Bios as well?
3) Did I make a mistake by buying this Corsair 1600 RAM? Should I just return it and get 1333MHz, 1.5V RAM, since that is allegedly compatible with the motherboard?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Just starting a new system build, I chose the GA-EX58-UD3R to team with a Core i7 processor. As I was trying to rush completion of the build, I decided to just buy RAM locally. That being the case, I knew the GA-EX58-UD3R was compatible with 1333MHz and 2100MHz RAM, but I couldn't find any locally on sale.
However, I did find 6GB of Corsair XMS3 Classic 1600MHz RAM (8-8-8-24, 1.65V, TR3X6G1600C8) on sale, so after googling and seeing that others also chose this RAM for this motherboard, I went ahead with the purchase.
After installing this Corsair 1600MHz RAM, I am getting the same response in my Bios that others have encountered where the RAM reads as 1066. I know that you can adjust the System Memory Multiplier to read the RAM as 1600MHz, but my questions are as follows:
1) What are the implications of adjusting the System Memory Multiplier to read the RAM as 1600MHz? Does that mean I'm overclocking it somehow?
2) This Corsair RAM is 1.65V, but my GA-EX58-UD3R manual states that the motherboard is compatible with 1.5V RAM. Does that mean this RAM is incompatible? Or is this just a matter of adjusting the voltage in the Bios as well?
3) Did I make a mistake by buying this Corsair 1600 RAM? Should I just return it and get 1333MHz, 1.5V RAM, since that is allegedly compatible with the motherboard?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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