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I have a DDR3 RAM of 1333MHz of 4GB on my motherboard (Asus H61M). I have another stick of RAM DDR3 1600 MHz of 4GB. Can I use this in the other slot along with the original to reach a combined 8GB?
The manual of my motherboard says the following:
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of DDR3 2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance.
7Remember to also check the timmings, or you will have RAMs running out-of-sync and BSODing you. – Ismael Miguel – 2015-05-21T10:46:37.347
@IsmaelMiguel: I agree: it is probably a good idea to go in and manually set everything to the slowest common settings between the RAM types rather than leave it to auto discovery. – Yorik – 2015-05-21T19:57:00.487
@Yorik The worst is when your motherboard is so low-tech that you can't set the timmings. – Ismael Miguel – 2015-05-21T20:05:20.460