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Difference between 1600 and 2000

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Hello,

 

I am looking to get some new RAM and I am a little confused as to what RAM I should get (speed wise). I can see that there are a lot of different options for RAM and different speeds but what does that mean and could I be getting something harmful to my computer if I get too "fast" RAM. So Im basically asking what is the difference between different speeds of RAM and how do I know which one to get? 

 

 

Thanks!

 

- Nick

 

The raw speed of the RAM are what the 1600mhz and so on is, if you're trying to decide what to get for your current system make sure to look over your motherboard and CPU to see what best suits you.

 

Those speeds sound characteristic of DDR3, make sure your motherboard supports DDR3 through the manufacturers website or your manual. It'll also tell you the top speed it supports without you have to fiddle with the BIOS.

 

If the board natively support 1600 as most do now (modern anyway) then go ahead and get that, chance are in the future you'll switch to DDR4 so theirs no need to shoot past your motherboards supported speed in the hope of utilising it down the line.

 

RAM will run slower to match the support speed of your motherboard without harm in rare events it'll refuse and simply not boot. 1600 will go in a 1333 motherboard without issue the RAM will simply run at 1333.

 

There's no point in getting 2400 unless the rest of the system including the CPU can take full advantage of it, a relatively modern CPU can take advantage of 1600.

 

1600 are usually cheaper and will even down clock to match a slightly slower motherboard in most cases, I'd recommend that speed personally.

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Hello,

 

I am looking to get some new RAM and I am a little confused as to what RAM I should get (speed wise). I can see that there are a lot of different options for RAM and different speeds but what does that mean and could I be getting something harmful to my computer if I get too "fast" RAM. So Im basically asking what is the difference between different speeds of RAM and how do I know which one to get? 

 

 

Thanks!

 

- Nick

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I am looking to get some new RAM and I am a little confused as to what RAM I should get (speed wise). I can see that there are a lot of different options for RAM and different speeds but what does that mean and could I be getting something harmful to my computer if I get too "fast" RAM. So Im basically asking what is the difference between different speeds of RAM and how do I know which one to get? 

It will give you better performance if you use integrated graphics. If you don't, then you won't notice the performance difference.

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Hello,

 

I am looking to get some new RAM and I am a little confused as to what RAM I should get (speed wise). I can see that there are a lot of different options for RAM and different speeds but what does that mean and could I be getting something harmful to my computer if I get too "fast" RAM. So Im basically asking what is the difference between different speeds of RAM and how do I know which one to get? 

 

 

Thanks!

 

- Nick

 

The raw speed of the RAM are what the 1600mhz and so on is, if you're trying to decide what to get for your current system make sure to look over your motherboard and CPU to see what best suits you.

 

Those speeds sound characteristic of DDR3, make sure your motherboard supports DDR3 through the manufacturers website or your manual. It'll also tell you the top speed it supports without you have to fiddle with the BIOS.

 

If the board natively support 1600 as most do now (modern anyway) then go ahead and get that, chance are in the future you'll switch to DDR4 so theirs no need to shoot past your motherboards supported speed in the hope of utilising it down the line.

 

RAM will run slower to match the support speed of your motherboard without harm in rare events it'll refuse and simply not boot. 1600 will go in a 1333 motherboard without issue the RAM will simply run at 1333.

 

There's no point in getting 2400 unless the rest of the system including the CPU can take full advantage of it, a relatively modern CPU can take advantage of 1600.

 

1600 are usually cheaper and will even down clock to match a slightly slower motherboard in most cases, I'd recommend that speed personally.

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2400 is 5 dollars more than 1600. BUY 2400!!!!!!

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