mixing different freq. ram

[a7mddiaa]

i have a 4gb 2133 ddr4 ram can i buy a 2400 8gb ram and put them together?

because i can't find the 2133 in stores and 12 gigs is noticeably better than 8

[ProjectBox153]

From my experience, the RAM will run at the speed of the slowest stick. 

[a7mddiaa]

and is there a big difference between 2400 and 2133?

[kameshss]

7 minutes ago, a7mddiaa said:

and is there a big difference between 2400 and 2133?

not really. It'll run any way.

 

But in my case, it RAM ran on the speed of slowest stick. But, I was able to overclock to 1600 Mhz. Both ran at 1600. Mine is DDR3. One with 1333 and other one with 1600. So, you can give it a try. If not, just run it at default. It'll work just fine.

[RollinLower]

in some cases it can cause instability, but more often then not it just works fine. as stated above, it will just run at the slower speed of the slower stick.

[RollinLower]

double posted somehow?

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, RollinLower said:

double posted somehow?

glad to see that glitch is back

 

on topic: it *should* work, might have to swap dimms around to make things happy, but the only time i've had mixing dimms cause actual boot problems was in a proliant DL360 G7.

[a7mddiaa]

thanks guys

if it didnt work its not a huge deal i ll just use the 8gb one and buy another 8 gb one later