12800 ram in 2010 15 MBP?

[Montymitch]

I must have been too tired when I ordered my Christmas presents and ordered 2-4GB DDR3 PC3-12800 SODIMM for my MBP.
Before I do anything, can I just install this and call it a day, or is it going to give me kernel panics and headaches? I'm just itching to get this thing running faster and I don't want to send the ram back. The machine is spec'd for 1066 I guess.
Anyone out there with real world experience that can chime in?
Happy Holidays!

 

[dextr3k]

I believe that its not going to cause any problems, just the ram is going to run at 1066 instead of max speed.

 

[snaky69]

The very worst thing that can happen is that it won't boot with the new RAM in. Try it, it takes all of 5 minutes to switch RAM sticks in those machines.

 

[Montymitch]

I know it is easy and fast to install, I just don't want to mess with returning an opened package if I can avoid it. If it is going to cause errors I don't want to mess with it.

 

[raptor402]

If all specifications other than clock speed match, it should be no problem. I myself am running 12800 (1600MHz) Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DIMMs in my mid-2010 15" MBP without any issues.

Regards
Raptor