davidM40

To be honest I'm only just getting my head round all these issues and still have lots to learn, after 3 days of reading all sorts on numerous sites regarding my concerns things were confusing me and maybe I've read into things to much while trying to put all I've read into something that answers my queries. I'm getting a better understanding of it all mainly thanks to this forum and also yourself.

So I'm thinking of using G.skill 3200-3600mhz kit and just setting xmp to default on my m8 hero alpha. On the Asus site under memory kits allocated for my board it still states *when using xmp at ddr4 3200mhz or higher, the systems stability depends on the cpu's capabilities. Skylakes 6700k will run ddr4 at 2133mhz and above, so would my cpu cause xmp to fail if I go for 3200mhz and above like Asus imply, or am I really just waiting for Asus to finish tuning things their end or is it a combination of getting lucky with a good 6700k and Asus catching up. Is it true that most skylake cpu's will run ram at upto 2800mhz to 3000mhz and very few will go beyond using xmp on auto.

So ram manufacturers will soon have to change how they advertise overclockable ram using xmp profiles as people are still buying the kits when they could be spending their cash on products that actually do what they are advertised to do at more reasonable prices.