1333mhz RAM Bottleneck??

[Mack Daddy]

Hello all, I recently purchased an intel i5 2500k and Patriot 2x2gb 1333mhz cl9 ram. After the fact I did some research and found out that the 1333mhz might bottleneck my cpu if i run it 4.0-5.0ghz. Is this true? By the way, it's a pain to go back to the store because it is hours away. Thanks, Mack Daddy

[ilya]

It won't provide any significant bottlenecking. The reason why people normally recommend 1600 ram over 1333 is because the price difference is negligible and it's easier to overclock your cpu with 1600 ram. (don't have to mess with multipliers as much as 1333) But since you're on a Sandy Bridge cpu, it shouldn't matter much.

[_dangtx_]

just in case set timings manually, and perhaps .05v more on the ram.

with an unlocked multi, as per above, you should be fine.

[Mack Daddy]

Ok thanks, it sounds like I won't have to return it :)

[xd_1771]

Not as huge a difference on Intel platforms as it is on AMD... certain apps it may prove a bottleneck, i.e. video editing, folding@home...

Just be sure it's proper 1.5V RAM and not some 1.65V garbage and you're good