Completed Question about RAM

[Mic15000]

Hey guys I have probably a dumb question about RAM, but here it is:

I started an upgrade with 2x8gb sticks of ram DDR4 at 3200 Mhz, but I found out I also have some extra ram slots and I have some extra ram (another 2x8 gb)I could slap on it, but it’s a DDR4 at 3000 Mhz,

will this cause instability, and do I need to do anything or will the pc auto-adjust speed if I pair them together?

 

[frentium]

afaik the CPU decides what speed they should all run, it should be fine

 

['77 East]

should be fine, if any problems occur check your bios settings

 

[jb]

the two roleplayers above me are retarded

using different speeds and brands of ram can cause instability
if you don't care much about stability tho then do whatever you want, i imagine the worst thing that could happen is something gets corrupted or your computer crashes

 

['77 East]

using different speeds and brands of ram can cause instability

*emphasis on can there.

you can tweak shit if necessary, shoving some slightly different RAM won't fuck things up if you can compensate for it.

 

[jb]

*emphasis on can there.

you can tweak shit if necessary, shoving some slightly different RAM won't fuck things up if you can compensate for it.

i am going to break your kneecaps

 

[Mic15000]

the two roleplayers above me are retarded

using different speeds and brands of ram can cause instability
if you don't care much about stability tho then do whatever you want, i imagine the worst thing that could happen is something gets corrupted or your computer crashes

Brand is the same, I’m using Corsair for the sticks.

should be fine, if any problems occur check your bios settings

I heard some PC’s automatically underclock the ram to the same speed’s of other, but for problems you mean like blue screens or heavy stuttering? And does the bios have setting to modify those if need be?

 

['77 East]

but for problems you mean like blue screens or heavy stuttering?

blue screens, stuttering, missing-memory-faults, memory leaks, etc.

And does the bios have setting to modify those if need be?

depends on your motherboard

 

[Mic15000]

blue screens, stuttering, missing-memory-faults, memory leaks, etc.


depends on your motherboard

Alright, if anything happens and it can't be fixed I'll just run on 16 gb

 

[Pollux]

Brand is the same, I’m using Corsair for the sticks.




I heard some PC’s automatically underclock the ram to the same speed’s of other, but for problems you mean like blue screens or heavy stuttering? And does the bios have setting to modify those if need be?

You ram will always run at the speed of the slowest stick, so it'll clock the others down to 3000mhz which should be fine. There shouldn't be any major issues from it as it isn't a major speed difference.

 

[dvn]

just download some 4head