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‎03-07-2021 09:08 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion Gaming 790-0109
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I am planning to upgrade my RAM. The motherboard information says that it 'Supports PC4-21300 (DDR4-2666)'. Does this mean that I cannot use DDR4 ram with more than 2666 MHz speed?

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‎03-10-2021 10:13 AM

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So in this case it might work .. but it might be useless, because it will work at the max supported speed
a risk to take or not!

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‎03-07-2021 09:30 AM

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hi

16 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (2 x 8 GB)

do you need more?

Intel® Core™ i7-9700 (3 GHz base frequency, up to 4.7 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 12 MB cache, 8 cores)

 

the processor could handle faster memory, but nothing says it will work if it does

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-gaming-desktop-pc-790-0000i/20395823/model/29191352...

 

 

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‎03-10-2021 08:31 AM - edited ‎03-10-2021 08:32 AM

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I reviewed the motherboard information on HP's website and Intel's website for i7-9700 processor before posting my question here. Both say memory type DDR4-2666 MHz. Hence my question, would a faster RAM module work with this Mobo+Processor?

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‎03-10-2021 10:13 AM

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So in this case it might work .. but it might be useless, because it will work at the max supported speed
a risk to take or not!

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‎03-10-2021 12:16 PM

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Perfect! This is what I needed to know!

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‎03-10-2021 12:42 PM

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