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I am going to upgrade my girlfriend's desktop. I will replace the motherboard(which is burnt), the CPU and the RAM.
I have decided to use the Intel Pentium G3220 CPU, the MSI H81M-E33 motherboard and the Kindston HyperX blu RAM.
The thing is I don't know which speed to chose: 1333MHz or 1600MHz. A guy told me that this cpu doesn't support 1600MHz speed, but I think that this has to do with the motherboard.
Is it possible that this cpu cannot work with 1600MHz?
1Short answer: No, the RAM speeds a CPU supports are limited. – Der Hochstapler – 2013-09-19T08:51:27.297
@OliverSalzburg: Thank you very much for your comment! They are limited? That means, that I cannot use any speed with my CPU. Do you know if the
intel pentium g3220
supports 1600MHz? – Thanos – 2013-09-19T09:05:07.960@Thanos - Check the specifications on what speeds your motherboard supports. Memory that is faster then what is supports will be down clocked, if the system boots, what exactly happens depends on the system itself. Since you have the specifications and the manual for all your products I would do some research. You gain nothing by buying memory faster then your system can support. – Ramhound – 2013-09-19T11:35:58.713