Ram speed

[Gasherbrum]

So I bought a new laptop, while buying the laptop which comes with a 4gb ddr4 2666mhz ram. I added 4gigs ddr4 2400mhz ram in it. When I started my laptop every thing looks good, it shows 8gigs everywhere. What worries me is when I checked the ram speeds thru cmd prompt, it shows both rams running at 2667. So I guess 2400 one got overclocked. Will it be a problem? Can I underclock both rams to 2400?

[ReBoot]

CMD can't check RAM speeds, you're using a specific tool. So what tool are you using?

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

CMD can't check RAM speeds, you're using a specific tool. So what tool are you using?

As far as I remember the "wmic memorychip" command gives pretty detailed information about RAM including speed.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

Generally its the opposite, the faster RAM clocks down to the slower one. Maybe the XMP profile doesnt has reset with the new stick.
You can manually set to 2400Mhz in BIOS. But if your laptop works normally with 2666, just leave it as is. If there are no visible memory errors or random restarts, the only difference will be that the stick will run at a bit higher voltage.

[Gasherbrum]

Originally posted by ReBoot:

CMD can't check RAM speeds, you're using a specific tool. So what tool are you using?

wmic memory chip get speed command is showing

2667
2667

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by Pu69ssy_Slayer:

Originally posted by ReBoot:

CMD can't check RAM speeds, you're using a specific tool. So what tool are you using?

wmic memory chip get speed command is showing

2667
2667

I have 2400Mhz DDR4 RAM that I'm running at over 3000Mhz. RAM is easily overclockable and a couple of hundred Mhz is absolutely nothing to a stick of RAM.

[Gasherbrum]

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:

Generally its the opposite, the faster RAM clocks down to the slower one. Maybe the XMP profile doesnt has reset with the new stick.
You can manually set to 2400Mhz in BIOS. But if your laptop works normally with 2666, just leave it as is. If there are no visible memory errors or random restarts, the only difference will be that the stick will run at a bit higher voltage.

Yes I heard the same that the stick with higher frequency clocks down.
There has been no restarts or anything yet. End task manager is showing 8 gigs ram with 2667MHz speed.

The only thing I'm worried about is my 2400MHz ram or my laptops motherboard getting damaged Coz of running at 2666MHz.

I tried finding RAM speed in my bios so I can underclock both Rams 2400 MHz but I could find the option

The notebook is MSI Gl63 8rc 413.

[Gasherbrum]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Originally posted by Pu69ssy_Slayer:

wmic memory chip get speed command is showing

2667
2667

I have 2400Mhz DDR4 RAM that I'm running at over 3000Mhz. RAM is easily overclockable and a couple of hundred Mhz is absolutely nothing to a stick of RAM.

That's a relief, was just worried about overclocked ram harming itself or the motherboard.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by Pu69ssy_Slayer:

Originally posted by Astraea Kisaragi:

Generally its the opposite, the faster RAM clocks down to the slower one. Maybe the XMP profile doesnt has reset with the new stick.
You can manually set to 2400Mhz in BIOS. But if your laptop works normally with 2666, just leave it as is. If there are no visible memory errors or random restarts, the only difference will be that the stick will run at a bit higher voltage.

Yes I heard the same that the stick with higher frequency clocks down.
There has been no restarts or anything yet. End task manager is showing 8 gigs ram with 2667MHz speed.

The only thing I'm worried about is my 2400MHz ram or my laptops motherboard getting damaged Coz of running at 2666MHz.

I tried finding RAM speed in my bios so I can underclock both Rams 2400 MHz but I could find the option

The notebook is MSI Gl63 8rc 413.

If your motherboard or CPU memory controller couldn't handle those speeds, you simply wouldn't be allowed to overclock to those speeds.

[Si-Fi]

Motherboards by default have the speed/timings set to Auto by default so if you we're overclocking, a manual override would have been in place via the BIOS mainly or software.

[Kool Kevin]

Originally posted by Si-Fi:

Motherboards by default have the speed/timings set to Auto by default so if you we're overclocking, a manual override would have been in place via the BIOS mainly or software.

Very true - Tried to do the same in my newer PC. It let me know in a direct manner - I Am Not Having Any Of That! I think they make these boards reasonably - "Consumer Resistant!" Didn't hurt a thing - but it knew there was a problem - before the POST power on self-test..>>Kevin