Putting faster mem in a board that only supports slower.

[RimBlock]

Bit strange I know but I have a board that takes 1066 or 1333MHz ram but it is currently hard for me to source stocks but I can get 1600MHz easily.

The big question is ..... will it work in the board (i.e. just run slower) or will it be very upset and cause lots of issues ?

Thanks
RB

 

[RimBlock]

The board is a Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3 and my local distributors that I am visiting for this build do not have the 1066 or 1333 ram in stock. I could get from another distributor but travelling there and back would negate any profit on buying at distrbutors prices. The ram I am looking to get is the G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz (the CL9 version). Originally the client was going to have a board that was rated for the faster ram.

Not buying from the local distributors and importing would void any warranty with is not acceptable to my client.

I suspect it will run at the slower speed but wondered if anyone could confirm.

RB

 

[RimBlock]

Thanks for the confirmation Admiral H .

RB