MSI z87-g43 Gaming RAM support question

[Oliver Carlsen]

Hello. I currently have 2 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9R RAM installed for a tottal of 8 gigs of ram, and i am planning to buy 2 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 so i have 16 gigs of RAM in total, and i want to know if my motherboard would support that, and will just work when i plug it in. Thanks in advance

 

[Calvin7]

There is no guarantee that mixing multiple kits will work at all. It is best to use a single kit that is guaranteed to be compatible.

Corsair FAQs:
Which Corsair Memory modules will work with my existing modules?

We strongly recommend matching the module part number as closely as possible in order to ensure the greatest chance of compatibility. Even if you match part numbers properly, we can't make guarantees as to their performance as the modules weren't tested together. Also be aware that when using two kits of memory together, you may need to reduce the speed of the memory due to motherboard chipset limitations.

 

[StaalZA]

Chances are that the 1866 mHz RAM will just scale down to the slower module. While tere are no guarantees that this WILL work, I have to admit that I have done it with RAM of completely diffrent speed and make, and it still worked.... Lucky I guess.

I have the exact same MOBO and I do know that it supports up to 32GB RAM. http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z87-G43-GAMING.html#hero-overview

From the page : "he MSI Gaming series motherboards offer support for DDR3-3000 MHz memory modules." so there is that... I'd make a wager that it'll work fine.