Downclocking dd3 1866 to 1600(1866 - 1600)

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Rodolfo Perez III

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Hello every one, I currently have 8gb ddr3 1866 and i also have 4gb ddr3 1600 which is currently installed in my pc. I haven't tried yet to put the both ram in work because Im afraid to lose any of my ram. Is it possible to downclock my 1866 to 1600 to run them just like the same without any issues?
This is my mobos specs in ram:
2 x DIMM, Max. 16GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture
 
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Hi and welcome to Tom's forum.

As soon as you install the 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM, the current 8GB DDR3 1866 will set to run at same 1600MHz speed. That process is automatically done by your motherboard.
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Rodolfo Perez III

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Does the voltage could be considered as a risk factor? Bc the 8gb ram has more voltage than the 4gb ram. Thank you very much for the quick response.
 
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Rodolfo Perez III

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Okay, thank you. Im finally getting calmed down for Im nervous that my 4gb ram would be useless. But what does 1866(O.C.) means in the ram's motherboard spec?
 
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Rodolfo Perez III

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Ahh okay, in short I will just install the ram then let the motherboard fix it? Bc as you said earlier the 1866 will work as 1600 automatically. Or no?
 
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Rodolfo Perez III

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Btw im using intel motherboard(ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. H61M-E (LGA1155), thank you very much for those info. Im going to try it tom , hoping it'll works as you said.
 
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Rodolfo Perez III

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Thanks , it works. But I think the startup memory increase even if I just started up my pc, from 1.8 to 2 gb of ram is used even if in idle.
 
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