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heres the memory specs

8 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR3 2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Quad Channel Memory Architecture

Sup* Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as default.ports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP

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The site is fine. The fastest Dominator Platinum 32 GB kit we have is 2666 MHz.

 

Do you have a CPU that can run memory that fast?

thaks for the update on the site. a rep told me that the site might not be upto date a while back!! and my mother board is an asus Rampage IV black edtion
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this board will run this speed but you still need a top of the line cpu,,i dont even think a 4960 will do this...
what would be a good cpu:confused: I was thinking if it was over clocked then it would run at those speeds
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what would be a good cpu:confused: I was thinking if it was over clocked then it would run at those speeds

 

thats a really good question,i have a 4930k and my memory maxes out at 2400 i believe

ill check out the 4960

from several places see,,all agree the m/b is the biggest factor.,ive also seen blogs where a 4770 and 4930/60 can run 2400.i do know my cpu says 1866 but im running it at 2133.

i doubt theres much difference between 2400 and 2800,other than bragging rights

i hardly notice the jump from 1866 to 2133 ...

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i hardly notice the jump from 1866 to 2133 ...

Well thats probably because quad channel offers a ton of bandwidth already by itself and very few applications are memory bandwidth limited to begin with.

 

The sweet spot for Ivy-E probably is 2133/2400 with some boards, even some of the better ones, start having issues on AUTO settings from a certain speed onwards. I remember some people witnessing oddly low write speeds in synthetic memory benchmarks with ASUS R4BE at DDR3-2400+ for example.

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The problem is not what CPU you use, it's about the silicon lottery. You will have to have a IVY-E CPU in order to run those speeds and that would require binning as well. Not all IMCs on the chips are the same, and so it is really just luck of the draw whether or not you get a CPU that can run those memory speeds. You would be better off getting a 2133mhz kit with low latencies (or low voltage to be able and try to get low latencies)
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ok so I found a 300 MHz platinum kit:roll:.

 

http://www.corsair.com/en-ca/site-search?searchQuery=CMD16GX3M4A3000C12

 

and it's on its way to my house :D:!! the way it was explained to me by asus is that the board will still run the ram at 2800 mhz at the boards max potential so I won't get the full 3000 MHz but the board will still give me the 2800 mhz:cool:

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You should have no big issues with 4 sticks with a little bit of adjusting. Check your cpuvtt voltage after you enable xmp of 2666mhz. Asus boards overvolt the hell out of this voltage (memory controller) when higher speed xmp is enabled. Mine set to like 1.35v and is perfectly stable at 1.1v. Over 1.2-1.25v is dangerous for cpu. Just a heads up.
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