memory

[bobbull65]

MY first build.
I have MAXIMUS VI HERO DDR3 2800 LGA 1150 board.. can i use Kingston HyperX Beast 32 GB Kit on this board??
thx

[HiVizMan]

You can but please understand there is no guarantee that your CPU will run that memory at the rated speed. You will have to OC the memory and hope your CPU internal memory controller can do the job.

[Tokens210]

Just like HivizMan said your CPU is what actually will decide what you run your ram at

Original haswells are known to have very touchy memory controllers where you have to remember
A. Get a single kit for best results, meaning all sticks sold together maybe even all in one package
B. Sometimes haswell doesn't like higher ram clocks especially if the CPU is over clocked


Also if you don't do intensive things like video editing, virtual boxes, things like that or making a ramdisk then 32gb would be a bit overkill, by all means tho if you want the 32 regardless of what your plans are then go for it lol


If your CPU is a refresh I'm not sure as I haven't really seen anything about them regarding how they handle ram atleast

[bobbull65]

Thank you!!!