MacBook Pro i5 1600MHz RAM

[ThomasLentati]

Hi, I'm creating a new discussion because no one can answer my question.
So I have a MBP 13" i5 @2.4 GHz. (it's a late 2011 model)
Yes, I've bought 1600MHz DDR3 RAM and I've seen on the internet that the mac MHz the i5 can take is 1333MHz, but if I put the 1600MHz RAM in my i5 it will probably just Clock Down to 1333MHz? I'm I correct? I hope so because otherwise I've just wasted $150.

 

[IngerMan]

A poster in another thread showed running at 1600 on a i7 2.0 Quad, and on that intel chip 2635QM, Intel claims it can only run at 1066/1333.

So I guess your going to have to put it in and let us know. It appears you have a good chance of it working.

 

[ThomasLentati]

A poster in another thread showed running at 1600 on a i7 2.0 Quad, and on that intel chip 2635QM, Intel claims it can only run at 1066/1333.

So I guess your going to have to put it in and let us know. It appears you have a good chance of it working.

Yeah, ur right. The i7 can work with 1600MHz RAM but the Intel website says the MAX MHz is 1333, just like the intel core i5 they say the MAX in MHz is 1333, so maybe it will work. I'm still waiting for my ram to arrive.

 

[Zwikker]

Personally, I would just return the item to avoid any possible damage. It might not cause any problem in a short run but you never know what's going to happen in a long run.

 

[dukebound85]

Hi, I'm creating a new discussion because no one can answer my question.
So I have a MBP 13" i5 @2.4 GHz. (it's a late 2011 model)
Yes, I've bought 1600MHz DDR3 RAM and I've seen on the internet that the mac MHz the i5 can take is 1333MHz, but if I put the 1600MHz RAM in my i5 it will probably just Clock Down to 1333MHz? I'm I correct? I hope so because otherwise I've just wasted $150.

You have the ram.Maybe put it in and find out

 

[ThomasLentati]

You have the ram.Maybe put it in and find out

Haven't got the RAM yet.

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Personally, I would just return the item to avoid any possible damage. It might not cause any problem in a short run but you never know what's going to happen in a long run.

What could possibly happen?

 

[TheMacBookPro]

Personally, I would just return the item to avoid any possible damage. It might not cause any problem in a short run but you never know what's going to happen in a long run.

1600 RAM will clock down to 1333. There should not be any issues even in the long run.

 

[drambuie]

The RAM chips will have built-in tables containing the Cl (latency) values for 1066, 1333, and 1600MHz. On bootup the CPU memory controller will read the tables and set the appropriate speed, and Cl for that speed.

 

[ThomasLentati]

1600 RAM will clock down to 1333. There should not be any issues even in the long run.

The RAM chips will have built-in tables containing the Cl (latency) values for 1066, 1333, and 1600MHz. On bootup the CPU memory controller will read the tables and set the appropriate speed, and Cl for that speed.

Thank you so much GUYS !