Dual Channel: Doubt regarding speed

DrMembrane

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This is a bit silly, but I want to be sure:
I already have two 4gb sticks with 1333Mhz on Dual Channel. Recently, I've received as a present two 2gb sticks with 1600Mhz.

This is my doubt:
I know you can have different sizes on DC (One is made of two memories of 4 gigs and the other of 2 gb).
Is the same thing regarding speed?
Thanks in advance!
Ps: In case it helps, my mobo is M5A97 EVO R2.0
 
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No harm will come of it. RAM is easily backwards compatible when it comes to frequency. I would probably want 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 Vs. 4GB of 1600MHz. If you have the slots for the new ram, you will now have 12GB of 1333MHz DDR3. Make sure you maintain Dual Channel Mode though.

DrMembrane

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I see... Will be there any harm/risk if I do it? (If I can add more ram... Why not? :lol:)
 
No harm will come of it. RAM is easily backwards compatible when it comes to frequency. I would probably want 8GB of 1333MHz DDR3 Vs. 4GB of 1600MHz. If you have the slots for the new ram, you will now have 12GB of 1333MHz DDR3. Make sure you maintain Dual Channel Mode though.
 
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DrMembrane

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Thanks for the help!