Question 2400MHz ram into a 2133MHz motherboard

[GuarXz]

Can I put a 2400MHz ram into a 2133MHz Motherboard?

 

[ohio_buckeye]

If it's like older boards worked, it should be fine. I believe the ram will just down clock to whatever the bios tells it.

 

[CountMike]

Can I put a 2400MHz ram into a 2133MHz Motherboard?

Which RAM , MB and CPU ?

 

[GuarXz]

The ram its a Kingstone Hyper Fury RGB 8GB 2400MHz
MB: H110M PRO-VH PLUS
Cpu: I5-6400 2.70GHz

 

[CountMike]

The ram its a Kingstone Hyper Fury RGB 8GB 2400MHz
MB: H110M PRO-VH PLUS
Cpu: I5-6400 2.70GHz

Yes although it may run at 2133MHz only.

 

[Ferimer]

Save yourself the money and buy 2133mhz. It could cause problems to where it may not read the ram at times or cause other issues you're better off to stick with what your mobo is recommended to avoid any issues at all.

 

[GuarXz]

The problem is that in my country it doesn't sell it anymore(2133Mhz Ram) or I can't find them close to me.

 

[Ferimer]

The problem is that in my country it doesn't sell it anymore(2133Mhz Ram) or I can't find them close to me.

Ah okay well if it's your only option then go for it. What do you currently have in there right now?

 

[GuarXz]

Ah okay well if it's your only option then go for it. What do you currently have in there right now?

I have right now a Kingstone 8GB 2133MHz and I want to buy a Kingstone Hyper Fury RGB 8GB 2400MHz

 

[Third-Eye]

2133Mhz is the JEDEC standard speed for DDR4. It's literally the lowest speed you can have as a standard setting in any DDR4 motherboard and any lower requires manually changing it in bios if that is supported. Any DDR4 module added to a motherboard will always be set to 2133Mhz unless it is advertised to automatically clock to 2400-2666Mhz without adjusting it in bios. Any module advertised for over 2666Mhz will start at 2133Mhz until you set the XMP for it's advertised speed. Edit - Also, Any module that should automatically overclock to 2400-2666Mhz placed in a motherboard that only supports 2133Mhz, or is limited by the CPU to 2133Mhz, will always set to 2133Mhz.

 

[Ferimer]

I have right now a Kingstone 8GB 2133MHz and I want to buy a Kingstone Hyper Fury RGB 8GB 2400MHz

I'm going to tell you right now there is no point in changing as you're going to be getting the same speed anyway. Save yourself the money

 

[GuarXz]

I'm going to tell you right now there is no point in changing as you're going to be getting the same speed anyway. Save yourself the money

I want to have the both of them at the same time, I think that you thought that I was going to change the old one for the new one.

 

[Third-Eye]

I want to have the both of them at the same time, I think that you thought that I was going to change the old one for the new one.

Your motherboard and CPU do not support higher than 2133Mhz, so it doesn't matter what ram you buy, use or already have, it won't run faster than 2133. Whatever you add will always be limited by your CPU and motherboard until you upgrade the motherboard to a Z series chipset, which will allow overclocking for higher memory speeds.

 

[Ferimer]

It wont matter what you have in the board the speed will be capped at 2133 your mother word cant run faster than that

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

if you are just looking to get up to 16GB, your best option is to buy a new 16GB set. mixing different sets, even if they are the same make/model, is always a risk.