[NOOB] RAM QUESTION

PriorityQueue

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Hai:s12::s12:

I feel so noob to ask this but since its my first time putting a PC together, :(:(:(

I purchased this ram

"G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform"

But I intend to use this on a h170 motherboard with i5 6500. will it work anot ah? :(:(:(

tank yew
 

Op_Valkyrie

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Hai:s12::s12:

I feel so noob to ask this but since its my first time putting a PC together, :(:(:(

I purchased this ram

"G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform"

But I intend to use this on a h170 motherboard with i5 6500. will it work anot ah? :(:(:(

tank yew

yes, however h170 only can take in max of 2133 max.... so u r paying extra speed for nothing...

P.S.
u create a new account to post this qns?
 

Elijahonli

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Hai:s12::s12:

I feel so noob to ask this but since its my first time putting a PC together, :(:(:(

I purchased this ram

"G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Intel Z170 Platform"

But I intend to use this on a h170 motherboard with i5 6500. will it work anot ah? :(:(:(

tank yew
yes it will work
 

pedokuma

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for ram, just get a lower rating like 1600 to 1866, tests proved that the speed only has very small improvement unless your are overclocking your computers.

can save a lot of money too
 

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as long as same ddr generation it will work, and as previous poster said, don't need to bother about frequency, just get whatever's cheap
 
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