Thread: Benefit without oc?

So I have a motherboard, the asus formula III that runs ddr3 memory at a standard setting of 1333. This standard/recommended setting isn't the peak of what asus says the board is capable of running (it is capable of 1600 w/out a true oc, though from what I understand at this setting it would be considered an oc by the manufacturer.) So, my question is does anyone who may have this board run it at this speed on a constant basis w/out any problems and does anyone really notice a huge difference in performance from1333 to 1600?

Even though I don't run that motherboard, just as helpful advice to you, running ddr3 memory higher than 1333 doesn't really give any noticeable benefit. Even running a CPU with an integrated memory controller doesn't make it noticeable. So if you have perfectly good ddr3 1333 running, stick with it. If you can overclock it up higher then go for it, but it's not worth buying new expensive memory when the stuff you have works just fine.