B berniedd Joined Mar 24, 2008 Messages 892 Location A Warm place to live in Mar 14, 2024 #1 Will 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM for desktop work in a mobo that uses 1333 MHz maximum? Looking to upgrade an old rig.
Will 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM for desktop work in a mobo that uses 1333 MHz maximum? Looking to upgrade an old rig.
T TheOilWizard Joined Jun 2, 2016 Messages 473 Location US Mar 14, 2024 #2 Yes, it should work and run at 1333Mhz.
G goingplacesanddoingstuff Joined Jul 15, 2023 Messages 981 Mar 14, 2024 #3 Yep. You can even get similar performance to 1600 at 1333 by lowering the timings if you’re patient and willing to do some work.
Yep. You can even get similar performance to 1600 at 1333 by lowering the timings if you’re patient and willing to do some work.
J Jetronic Joined Feb 27, 2009 Messages 9,326 Location down in the park Mar 14, 2024 #4 goingplacesanddoingstuff said: Yep. You can even get similar performance to 1600 at 1333 by lowering the timings if you’re patient and willing to do some work. Click to expand... often the 1600 has relaxed timings to run that speed anyway
goingplacesanddoingstuff said: Yep. You can even get similar performance to 1600 at 1333 by lowering the timings if you’re patient and willing to do some work. Click to expand... often the 1600 has relaxed timings to run that speed anyway
G goingplacesanddoingstuff Joined Jul 15, 2023 Messages 981 Mar 14, 2024 #5 Jetronic said: often the 1600 has relaxed timings to run that speed anyway Click to expand... Not necessarily, if it’s XMP. The timings at 1600 in XMP at 1.35V will be comparatively more aggressive than at 1333 at 1.2V. This means you can usually manually set voltage to 1.35V at 1333 and adjust timings down.
Jetronic said: often the 1600 has relaxed timings to run that speed anyway Click to expand... Not necessarily, if it’s XMP. The timings at 1600 in XMP at 1.35V will be comparatively more aggressive than at 1333 at 1.2V. This means you can usually manually set voltage to 1.35V at 1333 and adjust timings down.
9 97prizm Joined May 25, 2005 Messages 4,957 Location USA Mar 14, 2024 #6 berniedd said: Will 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM for desktop work in a mobo that uses 1333 MHz maximum? Looking to upgrade an old rig. Click to expand... It might but I have seen where it can cause the computer to crash as it wasn't engineered for 1600 MHz ram.
berniedd said: Will 1600 MHz DDR3 RAM for desktop work in a mobo that uses 1333 MHz maximum? Looking to upgrade an old rig. Click to expand... It might but I have seen where it can cause the computer to crash as it wasn't engineered for 1600 MHz ram.
G goingplacesanddoingstuff Joined Jul 15, 2023 Messages 981 Mar 14, 2024 #7 97prizm said: It might but I have seen where it can cause the computer to crash as it wasn't engineered for 1600 MHz ram. Click to expand... This only occurs if the voltage or timing is set incorrectly, or in cases where the sticks themselves are incompatible with the board. Generally, if it boots to windows, the ram works and any instability is voltage or timing.
97prizm said: It might but I have seen where it can cause the computer to crash as it wasn't engineered for 1600 MHz ram. Click to expand... This only occurs if the voltage or timing is set incorrectly, or in cases where the sticks themselves are incompatible with the board. Generally, if it boots to windows, the ram works and any instability is voltage or timing.
