The memory works, however, it WILL NOT do 2800. My board runs it in the 2100s (dual) and will only OC to 2666. Maybe my board is at fault, but I do not think so. Other than that, it works fine and checks out fully functional. A gamer will want to buy something else. I am not a gamer, so, the speed is not an issue.
Update: Speed is not an issue but it drove me crazy. This is what I learned. The base freq. is 2133. You must change your bios timings from 15-15-15-36 to 16-18-18-36 (Patriot website). Now you can get 2800 on some MBs and 2666 on others. My MB read the stick data chip and knew the settings; but, I had to tell the board to change it from the base freq. to 2800 (it is not automatic). I assumed my MB and memory automatically did these things, but, I was wrong.
July update: I saw a previous reviewer OC to 2933. Sure enough, my board showed that as possible. I have now been OC to 2933 for about a month. No issues. Of course, my spread sheets and documents don't need the speed. But, it's there if I ever need it.
| RAM | 8 GB DDR3 2600 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 2400 MHz |
