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taranissnark   06-12-2009 at 01:37:44 AM

Hey everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read this thread.

I am panicking because today I ordered parts for my first ever home computer build and I made a mistake when making parts. I ordered this RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820145224

and this motherboard:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131365

The problem is that the RAM is designed to run at a speed of 1600 whilst the motherboard only supports 1333.

How big a problem is this? will the RAM damage the motherboard? will it refuse to start up? Or will it simply lower the memory clock speed? Do I need to cancel the order immediately? Will I have to mess with the BIOS?

Help!

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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   06-12-2009 at 02:27:50 AM

You probably didn't bother to read the specifications for your motherboard.

Memory Standard: DDR3 2000(O.C)/1866(O.C)/1800(O.C)/1600(O.C)/1333

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taranissnark   06-12-2009 at 02:32:11 AM

YES I did but i have never built a system before and wasn't sure that if I built this system if it would even start up, don't you have to be in the BIOS to OC?

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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   06-12-2009 at 03:05:05 AM

Yes, but you won't even be able to tell the difference between 1333 and 1600 unless you run benchmarks. If you don't do anything, they should run at 1333.

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