DDR3 1600 compatible with PC10600 ?

[Be Ma]

i have a mobo with DDR3 1600, and i have a RAM PC10600,are both compatible with each other ?
and if both compatible, are there any effect to my PC ?

 

[Devin Mann]

yes there compatible, pc10600 is slightly slower ram is all.

 

[qbsinfo]

PC 10600 is DDR3-1333. if your motherboard already has DDR3-1600 you would need to downclock it to 1333.if you are doing ram intensive applications, such as video editing or massive spread sheets, it will affect your performance.

 

[Devin Mann]

i have a mobo with DDR3 1600, and i have a RAM PC10600,are both compatible with each other ?
and if both compatible, are there any effect to my PC ?

Also if you have not messed around with you bios settings, then Everything should be set to auto, so you computer would adjust itself to the change.

 

[HEXiT]

not a good idea you will stress the mmu by leaving it on auto... the best thing he can do is dump the 1333 ram and just use the 1600 till he can afford another identical stick from the same manufacturer.

 

[Pinhedd]

i have a mobo with DDR3 1600, and i have a RAM PC10600,are both compatible with each other ?
and if both compatible, are there any effect to my PC ?

Possibly.

PC3-10600/10666 is DDR3-1333. It is extremely unlikely that a DDR3-1333 value memory stick will run at DDR3-1600 speeds. However, DDR3-1600 modules are almost always rated to run just fine at DDR3-1333 and indeed will often have the appropriate memory profile on the SPD for automatic configuration. However, since you're mixing modules, even at the same speed, the timings could be different and differences in manufacturing may cause issues. It is likely that they will work just fine together at the lower speed, but it is not guaranteed.

 

[qbsinfo]

i have a mobo with DDR3 1600, and i have a RAM PC10600,are both compatible with each other ?
and if both compatible, are there any effect to my PC ?

Possibly.

PC3-10600/10666 is DDR3-1333. It is extremely unlikely that a DDR3-1333 value memory stick will run at DDR3-1600 speeds. However, DDR3-1600 modules are almost always rated to run just fine at DDR3-1333 and indeed will often have the appropriate memory profile on the SPD for automatic configuration. However, since you're mixing modules, even at the same speed, the timings could be different and differences in manufacturing may cause issues. It is likely that they will work just fine together at the lower speed, but it is not guaranteed.

aaahhhhh! (facepalm)

 

[Pinhedd]

i have a mobo with DDR3 1600, and i have a RAM PC10600,are both compatible with each other ?
and if both compatible, are there any effect to my PC ?

Possibly.

PC3-10600/10666 is DDR3-1333. It is extremely unlikely that a DDR3-1333 value memory stick will run at DDR3-1600 speeds. However, DDR3-1600 modules are almost always rated to run just fine at DDR3-1333 and indeed will often have the appropriate memory profile on the SPD for automatic configuration. However, since you're mixing modules, even at the same speed, the timings could be different and differences in manufacturing may cause issues. It is likely that they will work just fine together at the lower speed, but it is not guaranteed.

aaahhhhh! (facepalm)

Even if the modules have different marketed timings at the same speed profile, the faster one may still be able to fall back to the same timings as the slower one. For example, the same module may support DDR3-1600H, DDR3-1333G, and DDR3-1333H. DDR3-1333F may still work even if it is not explicitly stated to be in the datasheet.