Pairing 1600mhz RAM With 1333mhz

[wAnxTa]

So one of the two ram sticks that I had (Kingston DDR3 4gb) died a month ago and since then I've been living on a single stick which is proving to be quite tough now. Even after a lot of searching, I wasn't able to find a twin to my existing stick so I could pair them without issues.

After some googling, and learning that there's a 50/50 chance of it working, I went ahead and got a Kingston DDR3 4GB 1600mhz stick and hoped it would work. Initially it seemed fine, windows booted up like normal, I was 8gigs of ram in cpuz, but immediately after that I started receiving endless BSODs.

I would like to know if there's a way to make it work by underclocking it or overclocking the other?

Thanks!

CPU: i5 2400
Motherboard: Asus H61M-E

 

[GloriousChicken]

Shouldnt pose much issue apart from 1600 getting underclocked to 1333.

Are you sure timing is correct?

Maybe one of the stick is quite bad.
Run a Memtest on each stick.

 

[nafu]

In such cases, Ram modules switched to lowest Bus speed, as in your case it is 1333 mhz, will be implemented.

As for the BSOD issue, first try the Memtest on Modules individually. This would be helpful in determining the health of RAM modules. Also, having 2 modules installed on DIMMs with one faulty and one impeccable, won't give display at all. So in light to this, I can say that at least the modules are fine, but there could be a phenomenon of timing or latency needs to be reconfigured.

So, did you try Booting PC with each Memory Module; One at a time?
You could do "Load optimized default" from BiOS to take everything on default settings.

 

[wAnxTa]

Shouldnt pose much issue apart from 1600 getting underclocked to 1333.

Are you sure timing is correct?

Maybe one of the stick is quite bad.
Run a Memtest on each stick.

One stick is brand new, the other works fine on its own. So both of them should be fine. How can I get the timings to match if they're not identical?

In such cases, Ram modules switched to lowest Bus speed, as in your case it is 1333 mhz, will be implemented.

As for the BSOD issue, first try the Memtest on Modules individually. This would be helpful in determining the health of RAM modules. Also, having 2 modules installed on DIMMs with one faulty and one impeccable, won't give display at all. So in light to this, I can say that at least the modules are fine, but there could be a phenomenon of timing or latency needs to be reconfigured.

So, did you try Booting PC with each Memory Module; One at a time?
You could do "Load optimized default" from BiOS to take everything on default settings.

there could be a phenomenon of timing or latency needs to be reconfigured.

How can I reconfigure their latencies so they would match? Is there a way to do so?

So, did you try Booting PC with each Memory Module; One at a time?

When I first received a BSOD after installing the new stick. I immediately turned everything off and took out the old stick to see if it would work fine on its own, but instead I got a blank screen and the HDD activity light wouldn't blink either.

Then I took that one out and put the old stick back in but the same issue persisted. To fix that I had to perform a CMOS reset. Apparently the BIOS tends to save the RAM latencies which was causing the system to not boot up. After that I haven't tried to boot the system on the new stick. Maybe I should try and do that.

 

[GloriousChicken]

one more thing, since two rams are not the same.

Try this
If you have an ASUS board.
Put one in Slot 2, and one in Slot 3.

Reverse them if it doesnt work.

Little trickerys could prove effective at times.

Well, to change your timing.
Simply go into your BIOs setting -> Head to Memory/DRAM settings

You should first let us know the timings of both of your rams so I can tell you a safe point just in case you dont wreck one out.

 

[mubaidr]

I have the same motherboard and i am using 2 Kingston value rams 1333mhz at 1600mhz.
Another pc of mine with intel mobo has one stick of 1333mhz and one 1600mhz both running at 1600mhz. Never had any issue. Maybe your ram stick is bad. Try on another pc.

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[EternalBlizzard]

Did u check the BSOD code? maybe it isn't related to ram.. check the STOP code and and you can easily see its description on the net

 

[Yasir Nadeem]

rma the new ram maybe, having a "new" ram doesn't mean it can't be a problem it's prolly DOA.

 

[wAnxTa]

Well, my pc won't post now. I've tried everything. Seems like motherboard died. Could be due to this or just happened to be a coincidence. Thanks for your help everyone, will let you know what's up!

 

[EasyLover]

Default speed of DDR3 as per JEDEC specs is 1333MHz. On your board regardless of 1600 or 1866 or any other speed, any RAM wiuld default to 1333MHz or in 1600MHz (as per last spec revision by JEDEC).

Before doing this, it was a good idea if you had upgraded the BIOS of your board. Second, it is very likely that the operating voltage and timings of both RAMs are different.

You should have on first POST, set the voltage to the max of both RAM's voltages. If the timings of both are different then again there is high chance of both not working together as you can set one timings for both.

There is only one condition that needs to be met in case of mixing different brands RAM or different speed kits which all DIMM should have same voltage and same timings. They should work just fine.

You are saying it is not POSTing now. This is strange. You should first test these RAMs one by one on any compatible system to see if they are fine.

Whenever mentioning BSOD, please so mention the error code as it helps in troubleshooting. Memory Comtroller is on the chip. So, after RAM you should check your CPU followed by the motherboard to see if they are working.

Try to remive the CMOS battery. Keep it out for some time. Before doing that remove the PSU plug from the wall and from the PSU itself. Now, put back the battery and connect the PSU. Remove all storage drive (s) cables from the board and from the PSU. Use only older RAM stick. Power it up. If you get lucky, your first priority should be updating the BIOS.

Good luck

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[beret21]

Well, my pc won't post now. I've tried everything. Seems like motherboard died. Could be due to this or just happened to be a coincidence. Thanks for your help everyone, will let you know what's up!

H61s have very high death rate.Reason being very budget oriented. The most common problem is that one of the 2 RAM slot die. They have poor PCB and that is the reason they die. One more problem is poor power Phase that makes the mobo get extra hot when used with 4core processors.
I was using ASUS h61 M E with an i7 2600 and one 1333MHz RAM and one 1600MHz Ram. It was working fine though i had to direct some air over the VRMs as they get hot.
One more thing as told before these have poor PCBs so when we push the RAMS hard again n again the tracks at the back get damage. Maybe some good computer repair shop can repair it for u.

 

[Yasir Nadeem]

ah feelsbadman, good luck with whatever happens.