This is driving me nuts. Trying to find an online source in plain English that cites that MT/s equates to Mhz. And if not, is there a site that converts these two measurements in either direction? (Like equating Sones to Decibels in terms of noise.) I'm just looking for mathematical conversions, not complex technical explanations.
Seems a number of people are having real issues with overclocking, in not doing some homework over whether their CPU and motherboard can accept the right kind of memory and latency. Frustrating when sources like Intel cite only MT/s pertaining to both DDR4 and DDR5. Arrrrgh! I just want to verify that I have the right memory for the right CPU and motherboard.
That said, DDR5 continues to stump me. And yes, I've gone to "PartPicker" hoping to use it as a tool to make such determinations for me. And indeed it provides succinct answers. Conversely I've also read in Amazon comments about various motherboards supposed to work with various DDR5 memory where PartPicker claimed it would work, but that it didn't. Not sure if this involved operator error as few people seem to check the memory limitations of a CPU as opposed to the motherboard.
It just all seems terribly confusing compared to looking up latency requirements for DDR4 RAM.
Can anyone shine some light on this ? Or should I rely on sources like PartPicker as long as I correctly identify the right memory sticks for the right motherboard? (I've used it as a reliable source for years.) I have no issues in putting together a DDR4 system at 3200Mhz without any overclocking. But DDR5 requirements still seem confusing.
In essence, is Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2x16) DDR5 - 4800 MT/s CL40 memory optimal to run with an Intel i5 12400 CPU and an Asus TUF Gaming B760M-PLUS WiFi ?
Seems a number of people are having real issues with overclocking, in not doing some homework over whether their CPU and motherboard can accept the right kind of memory and latency. Frustrating when sources like Intel cite only MT/s pertaining to both DDR4 and DDR5. Arrrrgh! I just want to verify that I have the right memory for the right CPU and motherboard.
That said, DDR5 continues to stump me. And yes, I've gone to "PartPicker" hoping to use it as a tool to make such determinations for me. And indeed it provides succinct answers. Conversely I've also read in Amazon comments about various motherboards supposed to work with various DDR5 memory where PartPicker claimed it would work, but that it didn't. Not sure if this involved operator error as few people seem to check the memory limitations of a CPU as opposed to the motherboard.
It just all seems terribly confusing compared to looking up latency requirements for DDR4 RAM.
Can anyone shine some light on this ? Or should I rely on sources like PartPicker as long as I correctly identify the right memory sticks for the right motherboard? (I've used it as a reliable source for years.) I have no issues in putting together a DDR4 system at 3200Mhz without any overclocking. But DDR5 requirements still seem confusing.
In essence, is Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2x16) DDR5 - 4800 MT/s CL40 memory optimal to run with an Intel i5 12400 CPU and an Asus TUF Gaming B760M-PLUS WiFi ?
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