Z420 Ram Compatibility

[franklinm]

I am inheriting a z420 ready to go but it does not have any ram. The processor is a E5-1650 v1 so it is one of the first generation. I need to buy ram and Crucial has kits. Can I get the fastest "1866" ? , it's the same price as the slower ram.

I know it runs it the models that use the v2 processors.

Thanks in advance.

[CarlosE · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You could install 1866 MHz but automatically adjust to 1600 MHz because that is the FSB (front side bus) processor 

Memory Types DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600

http://ark.intel.com/products/64601/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-1650-12M-Cache-3_20-GHz-0_0-GTs-Intel-QP...