Xeon E3 1230 V1 (Sandy Bridge) Memory Speeds

[mr_yogi]

Hello,

I've just picked up a Xeon E3 1230 CPU and I am trying to decide on a MoBo and RAM.

According to the Intel Ark 1333 is the fastest RAM supported.

I've got an H67 based system (Pentium Dual Core 840, 4GB DDR3 1333) which supports 1333MHz memory. I could use this board with the Xeon and pair it with 8GB of 1333 RAM. I would then get an H61 board (cheap) for the existing system.

However has anyone successfully paired the Xeon chip with faster RAM; 1600, 1866, 2133?
If so I will seek out a Z77 or H77 board and faster RAM for the Xeon.

Cheers

 

[ALXAndy]

You're locked to the BCLK I'm afraid. IIRC XMP did not work.

 

[mr_yogi]

Just thought I'd complete this thread.

I got DDR3 2133 RAM (2x4GB LP Vengeance) as it was only £5 more than the 1333 stuff. Paired with the E3-1230 and an ASUS P8Z77-i mobo (BIOS v1208), the RAM runs perfectly at 2133MHz.

 

[abui1806]

Memory speed depends on the motherboard mostly. I had a pentium G3220 which is listed as 1333Mhz memory support only, but in reality it runs with 2666Mhz RAM normally on Z97 motherboard.