Ram and Multiple Clock Speeds

Steve Smith explains why you can mix and match Ram with different clock speeds, and why you may not want to.

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[hillconnor]

Explained alot about compatibility of clock speeds helped alot

[tqaweekly]

Sunday, doing an episode where I show you inside a hard drive, and explain how it all works.

[tqaweekly]

Yes, in fact, it is a better idea to use RAM from the same manufacture, even though this normally doesn't cause issues. I know exactly how to feel, which is why I always replace all my ram at the same time, and donate the older slightly used ones to my gf's pc.

[RawrStuff]

If i replace my 1333 ram with 2133 ram, will the motherbeard automatically set it to 2133, i mean will i have to enter the bios and change timings etc?

[Cutsail]

Hey I have a question. If I have a mother board that has a maximum capacity of 1800 MHz in the ram, what if I put in ram that is stronger than that? Will it just use 1800 of the 2133 given? Or will it overheat and burn?

[tqaweekly]

2400 mhz is faster than 1600mhz, and you can run it at 2400mhz if your motherboard is compatible, and you only have 2400mhz bars of ram.

[eksitoner]

Can i mix ram with different latencies ?

[AxeMastersinc]

Is it possible to mix venders in ram with same clock speed? But still have the same performance you get if they all match.