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Choosing RAM?

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I recently bought a custom built gaming rig, with 8 GB (2x4 GB) DDR4 2133 MHz memory. I want to upgrade to a total of 16 GB RAM, and buying identical memory is cheap where I live, but would it be better to buy memory with 2400 MHz or 2666 MHz or is it not worth the extra cost? And if I buy memory with different MHz, can I use both kits at the same time in the same system (use one 8 GB kit of 2133 MHz and one 8 GB kit of 2666 MHz) or would that not give max performance from the better memory sticks?

CPU: Intel i5-9600k @ 4.9GHz Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F GAMING RAM: 32GB HyperX Fury DDR4 3200MHz GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 Ti SC PSU: Corsair TX650M SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB SSD (NVMe M.2) + Samsung 870 EVO SSD 2TB + Samsung 850 Evo 250GB HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008 Case: SilverStone Redline Series RL06 OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Display: Samsung 34" SJ55W Series S34J550WQU Keyboard: Corsair K95 Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S Sound: SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2019 Black Joystick: Saitek Pro Flight X-56 Rhino Wheel: Thrustmaster T300 Ferrari Alcantara edition Pedals: Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V3 Shifter: Thrustmaster TH8A

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I think your ram will run at the speed of the slowest stick.

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So if I want to upgrade to faster memory, I would have to replace the current memory sticks aswell? But is it worth upgrading to faster memory, or just go for a little bit more memory?

CPU: Intel i5-9600k @ 4.9GHz Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix Z390-F GAMING RAM: 32GB HyperX Fury DDR4 3200MHz GPU: EVGA GTX 1070 Ti SC PSU: Corsair TX650M SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB SSD (NVMe M.2) + Samsung 870 EVO SSD 2TB + Samsung 850 Evo 250GB HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM008 Case: SilverStone Redline Series RL06 OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Display: Samsung 34" SJ55W Series S34J550WQU Keyboard: Corsair K95 Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S Sound: SteelSeries Arctis 7 Wireless 2019 Black Joystick: Saitek Pro Flight X-56 Rhino Wheel: Thrustmaster T300 Ferrari Alcantara edition Pedals: Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V3 Shifter: Thrustmaster TH8A

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