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[Solved] 1800 mhz ram in 1625 max

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dodonga   09-20-2009 at 03:18:15 AM

I got a deal on some hyperX kingtons and they are 1800 however my motherboard only supports up to 1625 can i set it up in the bios so that the ram works at 1600 and have no conflicts?

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Yes, you should have no issues running your RAM slower than it is rated.
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rand_79   09-20-2009 at 08:29:16 AM

dodonga wrote :

I got a deal on some hyperX kingtons and they are 1800 however my motherboard only supports up to 1625 can i set it up in the bios so that the ram works at 1600 and have no conflicts?

 


I dont know can you?

 

you give no info how can we help you?


Message edited by rand_79 on 09-20-2009 at 08:29:49 AM
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Silver Motherboards badge mongox   09-21-2009 at 09:57:11 AM

dodonga, how we do know what your BIOS will allow without even knowing what motherboard maker and model you have? Or processor, etc. Or what other installed RAM you have now? You didn't mention it, but gotta assume this is DDR3 RAM.

Generally however, if you put in RAM that's faster than what your motherboard supports, it will step down to that lower setting. If you have much slower RAM already installed, it'll step down to that RAM's speed. That is, if you have 1066 RAM now and add 1800 RAM, it will run as 1066.

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outlw6669   09-21-2009 at 05:34:15 PM
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Yes, you should have no issues running your RAM slower than it is rated.

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