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so i currently have corsair dominator 4x2GB running @3000mhz but wish to add additional but my CPU fan blocks one of the slots and so i wish to buy only one stick unless i can get preowned so, if i was to purchase this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CORSAIR-DOMINATOR-PLATINUM-1x-4GB-DDR4-2800MHz-PC4-22400-DESKTOP-MEMORY-RAM/291967727971?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D52543%26meid%3D43f567e1946d4619b6d815f1b9bf27c1%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D132668738787%26itm%3D291967727971&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 which runs @2800mhz would i be able to just set them to run all 3 sticks @2800mhz ? thanks

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You're going to miss out on Dual Channel mode, so you wont get the best out of your ram. Try sell the 2 sticks, and look for a 16GB preowned kit.

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Ya or get a different cooler that doesn't block them.

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can anyone recommend a cooler smaller than the hyper Evo 212 for the Ryzen 1600x? thanks

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1 hour ago, TheRiskk said:

can anyone recommend a cooler smaller than the hyper Evo 212 for the Ryzen 1600x? thanks

Anything besides those tower coolers. Corsair h60 or corsair h100i

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