Clocking 2500k with 16GB RAM?

celliott · 20 Aug 2011 at 16:37

I'm thinking of upgrading my rig to a 2500k but want to go with 16GB RAM as I do a fair bit of work with virtual machines and such.

How do 2500K's clock with 16GB RAM vs 8GB RAM? I've had issues getting some Core i7 920's stable with all of the RAM slots filled.

Cheers

Plec · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:00

Sandybridges setups are far more forgiving when clocking with all the DIMM slots filled compared to the i7 920.

Some members have added 4 sticks and not had any issues with existing clocks - forum member Justintime springs to mind.

If you're after a modest/mederate clock it shouldn't be an issue - but no guarantees of course - but you should certainly fare better than a i7920 using all 4 slots.

Nightglow · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:16

Use photoshop CS5 a lot, built a pc around a 2500k & Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 with 16gb of Corsair XMS3 memory, no issues, runs fine.

Right Surveyor, I will continue... interrupted by the phone, I'm currently running at 4.2 with 1.250 vcore, no other changes.

I can run at 4.5ghz, but I'm waiting to get a H100, as current cpu cooler fan holder broken & can fall off.

Surveyor · 20 Aug 2011 at 17:28

Nightglow said:
Use photoshop CS5 a lot, built a pc around a 2500k & Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3 with 16gb of Corsair XMS3 memory, no issues, runs fine.

To be relevant to the OP's question it would be helpful to state if you had any problems overclocking with 16GB.

celliott · 20 Aug 2011 at 18:07

Thanks chaps, sounds like ill be hitting the order button soon

1kiwi · 20 Aug 2011 at 19:31

I have 4 sticks and it didn't impact on my clock.

prt · 20 Aug 2011 at 20:15

I got a I5 2500k clocked to 4.6 with Corsair Vengeance Blue 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz.
No problems with it at all

logi-cat · 21 Aug 2011 at 00:16

There shouldn't be a problem with clock speed if you decide to use 8gb or 12gb of RAM.