Marx Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Iknow the memory is for Intel but I can se that the CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 is for both Intel and Amd boards according to Corsairs compability lists. The questions is of course if I can runt the above memory on an AMD (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) board like GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 DDR3 AM3 ATX. Is it for the speed compability, i mean if i run these sticks, will it only run for 1333, then its ok for me bacause they cost the same. And yes I really want those 2 sticks only to get 8 gb and the memory seems ok and are low profil to usewith a high cpu cooler like Noctua, also the memory is much more affordable then others and I can not se why I should invest in more expensier memory. The processor will be AMD 965 BE (yes and with 700D case but thats is another story :-) ). This memory issues is the last thing to know before I dare to order, hobe fore a positive answer, I have tried to read as much as I can about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Why not get a kit that's already at 1333? CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 Well, the price is the same and someone already said, overclocking is like lottery soo... I would be glad if the CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 is compatible with the AMD system and mayby I could reach 1600, otherwise it would be fine with 1333. I just seems like its just the speed which is different between CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 versus CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 and then I would better go for CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 even when its says here at the forum I would only gain about 1,2 procent or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted November 4, 2010 Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 But, will the CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 work with that AMD setup...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Newegg suggests that the CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 will work with the AMD CPUs but I can't find a confirmation of this on the Corsair main site. FWIW, you'd never see a 1.2% diff in speed even if you could run @ 1600 MHz. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 Yes, thanks trackrat, I see that too now. Mayby I look to much at the "spec" but do you/Corsair think this memory will be safe CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 with AMD or will it be a lottery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 If Corsair has tested it and approved it for the AMD Phenom II platform it should be fine. There is no guarantee that your PC will run stable with the RAM OC'ed to 1600 MHz. but it should be fine at the AM3 socket specs of 1333 MHz. and may even run at 1600 MHz. with manual BIOS settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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