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Hello!

I'm about to upgrade my ram to 16 GB but I have few questions... So my Motherboard is MSI B350 PC MATE and my ram right now is HX432C16PB3K2/8 (HyperX Predator 2x4GB) and I was wondering if it would work if I add the same ram module on my motherboard. I'm asking this because when I type in the ram compatibility, my current ram module, box where is says 4 DIMM isn't checked. So I'm a bit worried if it would work or if it means something else. And also, when I open my task manager it says that my ram is running at 1600MHz, but when I go to my BIOS it's says it's XMP OC: "Profile 2: DDR4 3200Mhz 16-18-18-36" as shown on pictures. Is that also a concern or I shouldn't be bothered? 684672360_BIOS.thumb.jpg.54f5a61ede6d224e8e4e50b1ca313d60.jpg

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CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X CPU COOLER: Arctic Freezer 33 RAM: 2x4GB 3200Mhz HyperX Predator Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE GPU: Palit Dual GTX 1070 Ti  PSU: Corsiar CX Series CX650W Storage: 120GB Western Digital WD Green M.2 SSD, Toshiba 1TB P300 High-Performance Case: MS Winston Case Fans: 4x Arctic F12 Silent OS: Windows 10 Pro Edition 64-bit 

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1. You dont have to match exact sticks, as long as the timings rating are the same. If they are different then it relies on the BIOS not being completely stupid and freak out.

 

2. That's normal. The I/O bus clock (actual frequency) of DDR memory is half that of the data rate. It sends data twice per clock cycle

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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What if I buy ram that looks the same like I use right now and has same timmings but it isn't on supported list?

DDR4 8GB (2x4GB) 3000MHz HyperX Predator, HX430PB3K2/8G

PC

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X CPU COOLER: Arctic Freezer 33 RAM: 2x4GB 3200Mhz HyperX Predator Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE GPU: Palit Dual GTX 1070 Ti  PSU: Corsiar CX Series CX650W Storage: 120GB Western Digital WD Green M.2 SSD, Toshiba 1TB P300 High-Performance Case: MS Winston Case Fans: 4x Arctic F12 Silent OS: Windows 10 Pro Edition 64-bit 

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huh?

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CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X CPU COOLER: Arctic Freezer 33 RAM: 2x4GB 3200Mhz HyperX Predator Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE GPU: Palit Dual GTX 1070 Ti  PSU: Corsiar CX Series CX650W Storage: 120GB Western Digital WD Green M.2 SSD, Toshiba 1TB P300 High-Performance Case: MS Winston Case Fans: 4x Arctic F12 Silent OS: Windows 10 Pro Edition 64-bit 

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