What's the difference between these two memory standards on motherboards?

Question

Question about memory standards on motherboards?
I am going to be using 1600 RAM and the memory standard on the two motherboards I am trying to decide over is the following:

One is DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1333/1066
The other is DDR3 1800(OC)/1600(OC)/1333/1066/800

Will my 1600 RAM work as well in the first as the second one? It doesn't have 1600 listed. Also, I'm assuming OC means Overclock but will that affect the memory I am using?

Answer 1

When it says (OC) it means that memory frequency is only supported when overclocking. It won't be automatically recognized, you'll have to manually set the timings and voltage. On the first motherboard 1600Mhz memory would be a waste since 1600Mhz isn't recognized, it would simply be treated as 1333Mhz.



In general, very high frequency memory isn't worthy paying extra for, because it makes almost no difference in real-world performance, only on synthetic benchmark tests.



For example, the difference between 1333Mhz and 1600Mhz RAM in actual games and applications is less than 2%. You're better off spending a little more on something that really does improve speed, like a higher-end graphics card or processor. For example, going from a $50 graphics card like a Radeon HD 4650 or GeForce 9500GT to a $70 card like the Radeon 4670 is a 50% improvement. Of course I expect you'll be getting a much better GPU anyway, but that's just to illustrate a point. You get more out of just about ANY other upgrade compared to RAM- a superclocked version of a GTX 460 instead of a standard one, a better power supply, etc.

Answer 2

the major massive difference may be the capacity. AT motherboards had those 2 connectors that plugged in to the Motherboard, you had to press the capacity button with the intention to show off the pc. The ATX motherboards have a million connector, and once you click on close down, you could set the capacity to bypass off suitable away instead of urgent the capacity button. It gave you extra capacity recommendations.

Answer 3

>Theoretically, the DDR3 1600 should work on both boards, but on the first board it probably will step down to 1333 Mhz. On the second board, it will run at 1600 Mhz.