RAM MHz

PMW71 · 25 Feb 2021 at 09:18

Hi all... I have finally took the plunge and decided to start my first ever build so i'm a complete noob and starting to learn things as i go. I recently bought a Gigabyte Z490m gaming x motherboard and then went ahead and bought 2x8 DDR4 not knowing anything about MHz. According to my manual my motherboard supports DDR4 3200/2933/2666/2400/2133 and the RAM i purchased are 3000 MHz. My questions are... Are these totally useless in my motherboard.. Can they still be used and downscale or will they damage my motherboard if installed. Obviously i only noticed my mistake once i had started reading the manual. The CPU is definitely compatible as i did check certain things before buying (Intel i5 10400). Apologies in advance if this has been posted in the wrong place... I have literally joined today and still getting familiar with the site... Many thanks

Tetras · 25 Feb 2021 at 16:11

It should work fine, it will downclock to 2933 if 3000 is not available, but I can't imagine that's true.

muziqaz · 26 Feb 2021 at 14:29

That is motherboard manufacturers error for not listing 3000Mhz RAM support

You won't have any issues, just set XMP profile up in BIOS for RAM and you should be good to go

PMW71 · 26 Feb 2021 at 20:02

Many thanks for the info to both of you... Greatly appreciated