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I have a computer which currently has:

  • Motherboard: MSI 880GMA-E45 motherboard
  • Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T CPU.
  • RAM: 8Gb DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Corsair RAM

I've been given some new RAM by a colleague: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Dual Channel Kingston RAM

If I installed these new RAM modules in my PC will they be compatible?

fixer1234
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Jason
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Your motherboard supports DDR3 1600 (even if it is noted as *(OC) at the MSI homepage), but your CPU does not (only up to DDR3 1333). Therefore, if you build in you DDR3 1600 memory, it will most likely automatically be underclocked to work with your CPU.

Michael K
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