OCing CPU to use 1866 Mhz RAM

[l1quid_ic3]

Hey guys, so I'm about to buy some new parts for a new build and I have a few questions about CPU supported memory frequency.

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...tem=20-231-460
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103727
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128514
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Anyways the Motherboard supports a native memory standard of DDR3 2000(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 and the RAM is 1866. However, I am not sure the CPU will be able to use the RAM to its full potential. From the AMD support page, the highest supported memory frequency is 1333 Mhz, although I have heard that the CPU can be overclocked to support a higher frequency. However, I have only heard of people OCing to accomodate up to 1600 Mhz. Would this CPU be able to use the RAM at 1866 Mhz? And if so, how would I go about doing this?

Thank you for your time.

[Tradesman]

The 965 will normally manage 1600 all right, so would try that first - follow the instructions here:

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=7688

though after setting the freq to 1600, set the timings on these sticks to 8-9-8-28

[Tradesman]

The 965 will normally manage 1600 all right, so would try that first - follow the instructions here:

http://www.gskill.us/forum/showthread.php?t=7688

though after setting the freq to 1600, set the timings on these sticks to 8-9-8-28

[l1quid_ic3]

would it be able to manage 1866 though? If not, I might as well save some money and get the 1600 one.

[Tradesman]

It might, but generally the 965 can run 1600, over that depends on the skill of the user (and their time and patience)