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I was wondering if the maximum value of my CPU voltage range is a constraint on my RAM voltage.

An example:

My VID Voltage Range is 0.60V-1.35V and my memory modules are to operate at 1.5V.

Am I in trouble? Will the CPU max voltage lower being lower, be detrimental to the performance of my memory modules?

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The CPU supply voltage doesn't affect anything else.

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  • So one could use very high voltage memory modules on a motherboard which has a CPU with a 1.35V max voltage? Dec 9, 2015 at 0:31
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    Absolutely not. The RAM voltage affects all kinds of things. It's the CPU voltage that doesn't matter. That the CPU has a 1.35V max has no effect on anything. That doesn't mean it will work properly with RAM that requires a higher voltage than the CPU specifications allow for the RAM voltage. Dec 9, 2015 at 0:32
  • I get it. But for example, how do I know this CPU will accomodate otherwise compatible 1.5V memory modules. In other terms, how do I know what my motherboard allow for RAM voltage? Dec 9, 2015 at 0:44
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    You can check page 144 of the spec sheet. (1.28V to 1.45V for DDR3L, 1.42V to 1.57V for DDR3.) Dec 9, 2015 at 6:15

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