Can i mix 1600mhz and 2400mhz DDR 3 ?

[pereirtc]

Hi,

After upgrading my motherboard i purchased 8gb 2400hz and i was thinking if i could mix then with my old 8gb 1600mhz . That is a bad idea?

 

[Seladon-1370374]

The worse that could happen is that it wouldn't work. You can try it. But both will have to run at 1600 MHz.

 

[Osoclocker69]

I think they would run but it may lock both speeds to 1600mhz, and if running dual channel then there may be some problems

 

[pereirtc]

Well, Basically my pc is only for gaming, i mean, i',m a casual gamer (2/3h max everyday) but i like to not worry about performance.

Actually my rig is a evga oc 780 + i7 4770 + Asus Max Formula VI.

1600mhz is suficient for me right? i mean, if yes, i was thinking to go to the store and trade the 2400mhz for 8gb 1600mhz .

its a good idea?

 

[Osoclocker69]

Well, Basically my pc is only for gaming, i mean, i',m a casual gamer (2/3h max everyday) but i like to not worry about performance.

Actually my rig is a evga oc 780 + i7 4770 + Asus Max Formula VI.

1600mhz is suficient for me right? i mean, if yes, i was thinking to go to the store and trade the 2400mhz for 8gb 1600mhz .

its a good idea?

Yes absolutely! I have 2x4GB 1600 RAM myself and I game everyday no problem. 1600mhz will be more than enough and to be honest there is not much difference between high speed ram and lower speed ram when it comes to gaming

 

[pereirtc]

Well, Basically my pc is only for gaming, i mean, i',m a casual gamer (2/3h max everyday) but i like to not worry about performance.

Actually my rig is a evga oc 780 + i7 4770 + Asus Max Formula VI.

1600mhz is suficient for me right? i mean, if yes, i was thinking to go to the store and trade the 2400mhz for 8gb 1600mhz .

its a good idea?

Yes absolutely! I have 2x4GB 1600 RAM myself and I game everyday no problem. 1600mhz will be more than enough and to be honest there is not much difference between high speed ram and lower speed ram when it comes to gaming

Excelent, Just one more question.

My current mem pair is corsair. And i think at the store they only have gskill.

Its ok to mix up?

 

[clau_aclx]

Its best to get same exact ones, but I think it should work if they have the same timings.
So yes, you can mix them up, no matter the size, color, race, as long as timings are the same.

 

[AshyCFC]

Make sure they're the same cachelatency either both cl9 or cl11 usually. 9 is better

 

[AshyCFC]

Make sure they're the same cas latency either both cl9 or cl11 usually. 9 is better

 

[Osoclocker69]

Well can't you just say the memory doesn't work for your system and just get your money back and order a ram stick that matches your current 1600 one from newegg or something?

 

[pereirtc]

Well can't you just say the memory doesn't work for your system and just get your money back and order a ram stick that matches your current 1600 one from newegg or something?

I'm from Europe , so no newegg for me

Also, we can handle back any product in 48h for any reason, ( don't know how that works on US ). But i allready traded the memory,

 

[Osoclocker69]

Nice