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Pairing 3200MHz with 3000MHz - Vengeance LPX

What are the drawbacks of buying different speed ram? I have 2x8GB of 3200mhz vengeance LPX and I want to put in 2 more sticks but thanks to mining I would be inclined to buy the 3000mhz DIMMs.

Also Ryzen doesn't like anything above 2933mhz.

No-go or who tf cares? Speed is going to be limited by the slowest DIMM ofc but that's alright.

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15 minutes ago, iggybo said:

Also Ryzen doesn't like anything above 2933mhz.

Says who? Mines running 3200mhz right now, I get 3333mhz out it. That's an old mentality, new bios updates and knowledge on how to tweak the ram makes 3200mhz pretty simple to obtain. Check my memory guide.

 

However, the difference between 3000 and 3200mhz is minimal, just be a shame to have paid for those 3200 dims to have them drop to 3000mhz. The big concern though, is how well Ryzen plays with 4x dims - its doesn't play nice 

 

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5 minutes ago, stealth80 said:

However, the difference between 3000 and 3200mhz is minimal, just be a shame to have paid for those 3200 dims to have them drop to 3000mhz. The big concern though, is how well Ryzen plays with 4x dims - its doesn't play nice 

Ok but technically there is no issue with combining two 3200mhz dimms with two 3000 mhz dimms? What do you mean it doesn´t play nice with 4 dimms? Is it usable? 

Am I better off buying a set of two 16Gb dimms instead?

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On 5/28/2018 at 2:54 PM, iggybo said:

Ok but technically there is no issue with combining two 3200mhz dimms with two 3000 mhz dimms? What do you mean it doesn´t play nice with 4 dimms? Is it usable? 

Am I better off buying a set of two 16Gb dimms instead?

Read the guide in my signature, it’s better supported now but some tips/info is still relevant 

 

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like you said, itll change to the speed of the lowest DIMM, id say go ahead, its only 200mhz difference but you gain more actually RAM.

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