RAM for an older build

[Darrineth]

Hi,

Over 4 years ago I built a PC for a cousin of mine. The budget was kinda so I had to make some sacrifices. Relevant parts are:

• ASRock H100M-DGS
• i5-6400
• DDR4 GeIL Pristine, 1x8 GB, 2400MHz, CL16 GP48GB2400C16SC

Now he asked me to suggest a RAM upgrade and I'm at a bit of loss. The ark.intel page says the processor supports up to DDR4-2133. The motherboard's QVL page only lists DDR4-2133 sticks but it obviously hasn't been updated for quite some time. The first things that comes to mind is 2x8GB sticks but then what? Is there any point in going for higher frequencies? Will it even boot? As I cannot seem to find any reliable sources I would like to ask for Your help in the matter.

[Yo soy Jack]

Higher frequency is better,

You can get two sticks of ddr4 ram for surprisingly cheap nowadays.

[Haro]

1 hour ago, Yo soy Jack said:

Higher frequency is better

It's an H110 board..

 

1 hour ago, Darrineth said:

I'm at a bit of loss

the 2133 for the cpu is just the base frequency, meaning anything over that is techincally an overclock and is not guaranteed, But, since they are using an H110 board, H110 only supports up to 2133, meaning even if you got a faster kit, it will only run at 2133 it will boot, but as i said, it will only run at 2133, also that board only has 2 dimms, so i assume you're replacing this current stick correct? (since you're getting a 2x8 gig kit).   

[Darrineth]

30 minutes ago, Haro said:

so i assume you're replacing this current stick correct? (since you're getting a 2x8 gig kit).   

Well yes that was my initial plan but only later I figured that higher frequency sticks might not post. Still I might be able to get 2x8GB kit with better timings.

[Haro]

1 hour ago, Darrineth said:

Still I might be able to get 2x8GB kit with better timings

Yea as i said, you can get higher frequency ram but they'll only run at 2133 sadly. you could just get another stick of ram (though mix and matching sticks is not guaranteed  to work)   but if you're getting a full kit for cheap then sure.