Freeswiss Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hey Guys, I never really cared about my RAM, but yesterday I thougt about upgrading my RAM. So first I let one of those Hardwar analyzer run, in the hopes I dont have to open my case to see what RAM I have installed. I saw my RAM ran at 553 MHz, so I was a bit confused and I informed myself a bit and opend my Case to see that I have "CMX12GX3M3A2000C9" installed. I opend the BIOS and changed the Speed and Voltage, to 1866 and 1.64V (1.65V was not available only 1.66V). I did not c hange anything regarding Timing. The System bootet and the Hardware detection showed 933 MHz, that should be correct now. Now I want to upgrade my RAM, but the Kit I allready have is not available anymore. I found another Kit that I could buy "CMX12GX3M3A1333C9". Id just need to set the Settings to 1333 MHz and 1.5V and the Timing to 9-9-9-24. Is that Correct? And is it Really Worth it? TL;DR: Is CMX12GX3M3A2000C9 compatible with CMX12GX3M3A1333C9 if the Settings are on 1333MHz and 1.5V and 9-9-9-24? Also what is better 12 GB RAM on 1866MHz on 9-10-9-27 or 24 Gb RAM on 1333MHz on 9-9-9-24? Thanks for the Help in advance! Freeswiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Henry Posted February 23, 2016 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 23, 2016 TL;DR: Is CMX12GX3M3A2000C9 compatible with CMX12GX3M3A1333C9 if the Settings are on 1333MHz and 1.5V and 9-9-9-24? Also what is better 12 GB RAM on 1866MHz on 9-10-9-27 or 24 Gb RAM on 1333MHz on 9-9-9-24? It it not suggested to mix and match memory because they are most likely not be compatible. To answer your second question, it really depends on your application. If you are gaming, I doubt you are utilizing more than 8GB. If you are rendering, you will see a performance increase with 24GB @ lower freq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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