re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

I assume, but it's hard to put a stop to retarded debates, like the guy who got butthurt when someone mentioned that the H100i is insufficient cooling for a Haswell at 1.5v (a very true statement). Several pages of fail because someone didn't know the difference between insufficient and poor quality.


Also, Haswell and RAM have an interesting relationship. You pretty much have to choose between a higher overclock on the CPU or the RAM -- simply because the Haswell's IMC can't handle high speed RAM at higher CPU clocks. Starts to require more and more voltage. So, what that means is that awesome 2133+ RAM people used with Ivy might end up needing to stay at 1866 or 1600 with Haswell, if you want an OC beyond 4.5.

I'm not sure what this means about RAM selection, though. In theory, you might get better CPU OC results by getting some 2133 sticks that easily run at their rated speeds, and just run them at a cool 1600 or 1866 with less voltage.

I'm messing with the Crucial RAM I got free with the motherboard. 1.35 DDR3 1600. If it yields better results than my corsair vengeance, I may keep it. The MPower BIOS recognizes my Corsair as 1333mhz by default until I load the XMP profile. The BIOS sees the crucial as 1600 default.