Can a 1800mhz motherboard supports 1866mhz Ram

[Patrik Knolyn]

So i wanted to buy A Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3 4gb 1866mhz but my motherboard only supports only up to 1800mhz and i dont think that my cpu supports the 1866mhz. pls help

MOBO:Asrock 880GM-LE FX
CPU:AMD ANTHLON II X2 255

 

[weberdarren97]

It will work. Your motherboard will simply run the memory at a lower speed.

When a company advertises RAM as being 1866MHz, they mean tested at all speeds up to and including 1866MHz.

 

[Patrik Knolyn]

It will work. Your motherboard will simply run the memory at a lower speed.

When a company advertises RAM as being 1866MHz, they mean tested at all speeds up to and including 1866MHz.

ok now i understand, thank you very much