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Adding Ram with different MHz

mouserat
By mouserat
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I have 8GB of  G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 1600 had was wondering if i can buy the G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 2133 to add more ram or will it not work do to the different MHz

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If you get 2133 to pair with your current 1600, the new 2133 will run at 1600MHz, it's the same if you were to get 1333 and pair it with your 1600, your 1600 would then run at 1333. It will work, but there will be no difference between the RAM. So it pretty much runs off the lowest speed possible. That's my understanding anywho.

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CPU: i7-9700k  | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Elite | RAM: 16GB's Team T-Force Vulcan 3000MHz | GPU: Zotac GTX 1070 8GB AMP! Edition  | Storage: 500GB WD Caviar Blue | 1TB WD Caviar Black | Crucial BX200 240GB SSD | OS: Windows 10 64-bit  | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold | CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 | Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum | Headphones: Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition's, HD 598 Cs | Keyboard: CM Storm QuickFire XT MX Blues | Monitors: Acer GN246HL 144Hz, Acer G226HQLBbd 60Hz | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro.

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it always defaults to the lowest speed of any given ram stick.

CPU: i7 4790k OC'd @ 4.6 ghz COOLER: Corsair H105 (SP 120mm Quiet Edition Fans) MOBO: ASRock Z97 Extreme 6 RAM: Kingston Hyper Fury 16GB (2x8) 1866mhz

SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB HDD: WD Blue 1TB GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW 4GB PSU: EVGA Supernova G2 750w 80+ Gold Fully Modular CASE: Fractal Arc Midi R2

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