I'm not a technology noob, but I'm building a PC myself for the first time and before I install the components I would like to check the compatibility, where I'm currently unsure. The background is first of all that I wanted a cheap CPU, hence the Intel i3 10320, with which I would like to play Minecraft in HD temporarily (no shader, etc.). I chose a https://rog.asus.com/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b560-i-gaming-wifi-model/spec as the mainboard. As RAM a Trident Z RGB 3200 (F4-3200C14D-16GTZR).
The board should support the RAM with the 3200 MHz (see link), but what is possible in combination with the CPU? Is it limited to 2666 Mhz or could I go higher with the board since it supports RAM OC?
I know the CPU is probably too small for the Bioard, but first I wanted a cheap system for surfing and a bit of Minecraft, getting out what works and building a gaming system later.
Yes the ram is clocked down with the CPU… But if you are not a machine you will not notice any difference. Whether it is 2666 or 3200mhz that doesn't matter. I had fun and compared everything a few years ago, not even with comparison videos I noticed a difference. I would even say that if you are not the CPU, there's not even a difference between ddr2 and ddr4 to be seen (except maybe in the diagram). More important is a decent graphics card, a decent CPU and a power supply that does not break down directly and delivers constantly… Board also only becomes interesting when it comes to the power supply and the connection options…
What memory speed is / would be possible with MEM overclocking can't be predicted by anyone, as it depends on the individual properties of each individual processor.
Only the specification is guaranteed, and it ends with the i3 10320 processor and DDR4-2666 RAM.
https://ark.intel.com/...0-ghz.html
For everything beyond that, the memory controller in the processor is overclocked and that can but does not have to work. There's also no guarantee of achieving any particular overclocking goal.
It doesn't matter what the mainboard manufacturer thinks about it. But even ASUS only guarantees the function up to DDR4-2666 RAM, in connection with the i3 10320 processor, and points out that it is also overclocking (OC).
- Memory Channels: 2DDR4 (Dual Channel)
- Max memory size: 64GB
- 5333 (OC) / 4800 (OC) / 4600 (OC) / 4400 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3400 (OC) / 3333 (OC) / 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *
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10th Gen Intel® i7 / i9 processors support 2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively,
others will run at the maximum transfer rate of DDR4 2666MHz.
* 11th Gen Intel® processors support 3200/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 natively.
Since intel processors do not work much more efficiently if they are operated with faster RAMs, overclocking the memory system and using faster memories than those natively supported makes little sense. So DDR4-2666 RAM is already good for the i3 processor. With faster memories you would hardly have an additional gain in performance, but you may have problems with the overclocked memory controller in the processor. A non-functioning or unstable system can be the result. So leave it with DDR4-2666 RAM.
Thanks for the feedback on what I was already thinking. But it's not that bad. The 2666 variant of the RAM would have been only 20 euro cheaper than my price and who knows, maybe I'll be using it with a faster CPU in the future
The i7 / i9 10th generation only support up to DDR4-2933 RAM and only the new i7 / i9 of the 11th generation support DDR4-3200 RAM without overclocking.
