1866 MHz Compatibility question

macten

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What I've got:
MSI Z87-G45
Patriot Division 2 DDR3 PC3-15000 1866 MHz
Intel Core i5 4570

The RAM was given to me brand new and I was hoping to use it in this build. I recently read that the 4570 was compatible with the DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1600. Will it cause any issues or not work at all if I use that RAM?
 
Solution
it should not cause any issues and what will happen is the higher speed memory will down clock to whatever speed is compatible with the cpu.

macten

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Thank you, I was guessing that was the case but I wanted to be sure.