RAMs high freq with lower freq and different size on same mobo?

lukasz.medynski

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Hi community. I askin cuz its something new for me.

My config is
CPU i7 6700K
MOBO Asus z170 pro gaming
RAM HyperX 16GB (2 x 8) DDR4 2400MHz (xmp profile to 2400MHz at uefi bios)

Today i won online msi contest and got 32GB RAM Corsair Vegeance (probably 2 x 16GB but maybe 4 x 8 dont know yet)

Tomorow i will be mailed if its rgb 3200 or 300MHz

The mobo is https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z170-PRO-GAMING/specifications/

As written it support: 4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200(O.C.)/3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

My questions are:

1. if i get this can i use 3000/3200 MHz with that mobo?

2. if i get 2 x 16 can i use with that mobo and combine with my current 2133 MHz - 2 x 2 kits ? Or better use 32gb 3000Mhz than combine freq and latecy to get 32 (new) + 16 (old) even if can get 48GB RAM - or its no sense with that CPU? For my purpose 16 is sometime not enough so its nice to get 32 and probably never will use power of 48 ^^ but it would be pro xD

3. even if i can run both sets (2 x 8 + 2 x 16) with different clock on same mobo probably no way to use xmp? cuz its different settings for each kit?



 
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1. If XMP has been enabled in your BIOS memory settings, it should work at the speeds advertised (3200 or 3000).

2. I wouldn't mix new memory with older ones, personally. High chance for errors and/or incompability. With 32GB you already have a lot.

3. Don't run the at different speeds, wouldn't recommend it.

RCFProd

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1. If XMP has been enabled in your BIOS memory settings, it should work at the speeds advertised (3200 or 3000).

2. I wouldn't mix new memory with older ones, personally. High chance for errors and/or incompability. With 32GB you already have a lot.

3. Don't run the at different speeds, wouldn't recommend it.
 
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lukasz.medynski

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So if one (current) kit is 2400mhz and secound (new one) kit would be 3000 - second one wont be auto downgraded to slower one?
 

lukasz.medynski

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Hi very old thread but i made a tests and benchmarks. I combined 2x8 2400Mhz cl12 (HyperX) with 2x16 3000 cl16 (Corsair) - i set them stable all on cl16 3000mhz and cl15 2800Mhz - even aida64 memory test was stable. One thing - 48GB cl15 was faster and lower latecy than 3000 cl16

one issue were temps - HyperX ath this OC were hottier in hand than corsairs where this clocks were dedicated