Quote Originally Posted by burningforce View Post
If you are deciding what memory speed you should get, it depends on your cpu and motherboard. I have a sandy bridge 2500k and the supported memory is 1066, but my motherboard allows me to use 1600 memory speeds but this will overclock the cpu a little and cause a increase in memory voltage. So refer to your motherboard and cpu vendor before getting something.
This is false. Using memory with a higher rated speed than your CPU requires or supports does not
automatically overclock your CPU nor does it increase memory voltage. When you purchase memory it
is rated to run at a certain voltage and it is up to the user themselves to alter that voltage if they want
(or need). Intel recommends that you only use 1.5v DIMMs.
Quote Originally Posted by Intel
Intel® recommends using memory that adheres to the Jedec memory specification for DDR3 memory which is
1.5 volts, plus or minus 5%. Anything over this voltage can either damage the processor or significantly reduce
the processor life span.
Sandy Bridge memory speed standards are 1066/1333.