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Hello so I need to upgrade my ram but since the ram I have no longer is on the market (don't want to buy used) I will buy new.

BUT the cheapest ram is 3200-3600MHz and my CPU is only rated for 2933MHz. Will that impact me in a negative way or should I just go for the rated speed. 

Can't seem to find any negative about that config but might as well ask here.

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First, what CPU do you have? I'm guessing a 10th gen i7/i9 and with those, if you're on a board that supports memory overclocking you should have no problem hitting 3600MHz+, but that's just a shot in the dark. 

 

Either way, get the faster kit. You can always downclock it to 2933 if there are any issues (which there likely won't be). My personal system, for example, is running a memory kit rated at 4400MHz, though I only run it at 3800MHz. 

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13 minutes ago, linux.zinizal said:

Hello so I need to upgrade my ram but since the ram I have no longer is on the market (don't want to buy used) I will buy new.

BUT the cheapest ram is 3200-3600MHz and my CPU is only rated for 2933MHz. Will that impact me in a negative way or should I just go for the rated speed. 

Can't seem to find any negative about that config but might as well ask here.

Need to know what you have now… cpu and current RAM.

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14 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Either way, get the faster kit. You can always downclock it to 2933

For 3600 and lower downclock should be pretty easy by just setting ram freq lower and letting mobo auto the timings

 

Cpu and board? Also what rams do you have? If you happen to have slow 16gb 2x8 kit then most ics overclock to 3200 with ease so 3000 is basically guaranteed other than some really old garbage ics

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You could always run them slower, it's fine.

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

 

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