Mixing RAM

[Scitesh]

so  here's the background i bought 2x16gb -3000mhz Corsair vengeance pro when i initially made my system : the other relevant specs are 3000 mhz at 14-15-15-17

and right now the same speed is not available , should i go ahead with a 3200mhz kit or a 3600mhz kit instead 

or should i match speeds with a 2x8gb kit instead 

CPU :ryzen 7 3700x motherboard :msi b550 tomahawk 

[MrP6k]

7 minutes ago, Scitesh said:

so  here's the background i bought 2x16gb -3000mhz Corsair vengeance pro when i initially made my system : the other relevant specs are 3000 mhz at 14-15-15-17

and right now the same speed is not available , should i go ahead with a 3200mhz kit or a 3600mhz kit instead 

or should i match speeds with a 2x8gb kit instead 

CPU :ryzen 7 3700x motherboard :msi b550 tomahawk 

i say get the 3600mhz ram kit if it doesn't cost too much more than the others (which it usually doesn't).

[Cyracus]

Mixing kits can cause strange issues, but can also work flawlessly, total toss up... I generally don't recommend mixing kits because the potential headaches.

[Scitesh]

4 minutes ago, MrP6k said:

i say get the 3600mhz ram kit if it doesn't cost too much more than the others (which it usually doesn't).

it dosent the difference is like USD 9 

 

3 minutes ago, Cyracus said:

Mixing kits can cause strange issues, but can also work flawlessly, total toss up... I generally don't recommend mixing kits because the potential headaches.

is it possible to "downclock" the 3200mhz kit to 3000mhz and get a 4x16gb kit

[MrP6k]

3 minutes ago, Scitesh said:

it dosent the difference is like USD 9 

if that's not a significant amount for you, go ahead

 

3 minutes ago, Scitesh said:

is it possible to "downclock" the 3200mhz kit to 3000mhz and get a 4x16gb kit

yes it is, but it's still recommended to sell your current kit and replace it with a 64gb kit of ram

here's a video LTT made about ram mixing 6 months ago