Can I downclock memory for compatibility

[Warnerbros23]

I bought the MSI B450-A pro and it supports up to 3466 DDR4 memory. I was looking to buy some G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB 3600DDR4 and wanted to know if it would boot to the bios for me to under clock it. I also want to know how to under clock it for max performance while still being compatible. This is my first build so over/under clocking is still very foreign to me. for reference i bought the ryzen 7 2700x

[Turtle Rig]

3 minutes ago, Warnerbros23 said:

I bought the MSI B450-A pro and it supports up to 3466 DDR4 memory. I was looking to buy some G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB 3600DDR4 and wanted to know if it would boot to the bios for me to under clock it. I also want to know how to under clock it for max performance while still being compatible. This is my first build so over/under clocking is still very foreign to me. for reference i bought the ryzen 7 2700x

You would want to set your memory to 3466 and not any higher.

[Warnerbros23]

9 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

You would want to set your memory to 3466 and not any higher.

but is it possible for me to do that? it comes out of the box at 3600 so can i down clock it

[Boinbo]

Just now, Warnerbros23 said:

but is it possible for me to do that? it comes out of the box at 3600 so can i down clock it

Iirc all ddr4 memory starts at 2133 MHz, and it can go up to the listed MHz shown, in your case, 3600

[Warnerbros23]

1 minute ago, Boinbo said:

Iirc all ddr4 memory starts at 2133 MHz, and it can go up to the listed MHz shown, in your case, 3600

so what your saying is if i stick it in the build i can go into the bios and change the clock speed without an issue?

[nick name]

There a several ways you can do it.  One way: set XMP/DOCP and then select a slower speed in BIOS.  Another way: set everything manually.  Look up on YouTube how to overclock RAM and the steps are the same you'll just be going the other way.  

[Boinbo]

Just now, Warnerbros23 said:

so what your saying is if i stick it in the build i can go into the bios and change the clock speed without an issue?

If what I said above is true, yes. Post a topic question on if ddr4 ram comes at 2133 put of the box, or search it up, for verification though

[Fasauceome]

Your motherboard won't explicitly stop the 3600 from working, but reaching that frequency out of the box is not guaranteed.