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RAM: higher capacity vs higher speed (self.pcmasterrace)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by ViscloReader to c/pcmasterrace

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I am going to upgrade my 8gb desktop pc. I have 2 free slots and 2 slots with 2x4gb 2400Mhz. I will buy 2x8gb with 3600 MHz. Should I put them together and have 24gb at 2400Mhz or should I remove the 2x4 in favor of the 3600Mhz.

I'm asking because I read that when you have 2 different ram speeds it will default to the lower one.

Edit: it's for gaming and I have a Ryzen 3 1200 with a b350m as a motherboard

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm 99% sure his 350 board and processor don't support 3,600 anyhow. My ryzen 5 and 350 board doesn't.

[–] godot 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, even the better boards struggled to break 3,000MT/s with Zen 1. They sure were fun to play with, though, one of the last times I felt like tinkering was actually getting me something.

I’d be curious how the more modern “default” 3600 kits do, I didn’t have a Ryzen system by the time they were popular and cheap.