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Venom_ARC

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Just got a New predator helios 18 Ph18-72 model with the i9 14900hx and RTX 4080, 32gb ddr5 ram at 5600.

I bought a kit 64GB kit from crucial that was also 5600, but as soon as I installed it, it down grades it to 5200. BIOS settings show nothing that can help. I'm pretty sure that I could use some more because I am maxing it out. Is there a way I can get the 64gb to run at 5600? if not am I going to notice the 5200?
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus FX53V
    CPU
    i7-7700HQ
    Motherboard
    GL553VE
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    PNY M.2 1TB, storage 870 evo 1TB
f.e.
"Yes, Crucial is notorious for giving you the option to buy their most expensive memory first. In this case you paid for 6000 MT/s memory and it will only run at a maximum of 5600MT/s. It's very possible the memory you bought doesn't have a 5600 MT/s setting in it's XMP profiles, so will only work with XMP off and running at 3200 or slower. Return it and either get the 5600 version, which should cost less, or get someone else's 5600…"


TL;DR

You need to check with Acer technical support on the official website.
 

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System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MS-7D98
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13490F
    Motherboard
    MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    2 x 16 Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD516G560081
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    Bluetooth Аудио
    Monitor(s) Displays
    INNOCN 15K1F
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD_BLACK SN770 250GB
    KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (ELFK0S.6)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W
    Case
    CG560 - DeepCool
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS / 2 x 140Mm Fan - rear and top; 3 x 120Mm - front
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB TKL
    Mouse
    Corsair KATAR PRO XT
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender Antivirus
    Other Info
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
I paid for 5600 hoping to get 5600, my question is am I going to notice the 400mhz gaming?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus FX53V
    CPU
    i7-7700HQ
    Motherboard
    GL553VE
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050ti
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    PNY M.2 1TB, storage 870 evo 1TB
Questions are better asked in the right place.
This is not a Windows problem, absolutely not.

Had this problem a very long time ago, instead of 2666MHz it was 2400MHz (not Crucial).
Sold it (the person who bought it had no problems with it) and bought another one. But in any case, check with Acer first.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Microsoft Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    MSI MS-7D98
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-13490F
    Motherboard
    MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI
    Memory
    2 x 16 Patriot Memory (PDP Systems) PSD516G560081
    Graphics Card(s)
    GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G (GV-N4070WF3OC-12GD)
    Sound Card
    Bluetooth Аудио
    Monitor(s) Displays
    INNOCN 15K1F
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    WD_BLACK SN770 250GB
    KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (ELFK0S.6)
    PSU
    Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W
    Case
    CG560 - DeepCool
    Cooling
    ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS / 2 x 140Mm Fan - rear and top; 3 x 120Mm - front
    Keyboard
    Corsair K70 RGB TKL
    Mouse
    Corsair KATAR PRO XT
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender Antivirus
    Other Info
    https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/66553205
@Venom_ARC

You probably won't notice the 400 MHz when gaming. Benchmarks, yes, but for gaming you might lose a couple of FPS. No big deal. The heavy lifting is done by your graphics card.

My old PC had DDR4-3200 RAM that would only run at 2933, even though it was on the QVL for my motherboard. It made no difference as far as I could tell.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 11 Pro 24H2
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Intel i7 13700KF
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z790 UD AC
    Memory
    32 GB Team Group DDR5 - 6000 CL 30
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS TUF GAMING RTX 3070 Ti
    Sound Card
    On board Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung 32 inch curved - one 4K, one 1080p
    Screen Resolution
    4K, 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Samsung 980 Pro Nvme, 1 TB Samsung 970 EVO Nvme, 2 x Samsung 970 2TB SSD SATA
    PSU
    EVGA 1000Q
    Case
    Rosewill something or other
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15. A whole schwak of Noctua case fans. $$$
    Keyboard
    Logitech G815
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Hero
    Internet Speed
    700 up, 600 down
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    MalwareBytes
True.
  1. not much impacts on computer performance (I run my test on new one). and @Catnip is right. for gaming, the graphics card dominates.
  2. Crucial RAM, I run into a similar problem. my DDR4-2666 32 GB wouldn't run on HP G5 i5-9600 (beeping). 2133 MHz on HP G3 (lower than its specs). but it's noticed that it alone runs 2666 MHz on Dell OptiPlex 7070. hence I had to pullout Dell RAM for HP 800 G5, then plugged Crucial RAM (was bought for HP) onto Dell. In this way I don't have to return the RAM to Crucial.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7/11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP/Lenovo/Asus
    CPU
    Intel i7-11800H
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 6
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
    Hard Drives
    1TB PCIe SSD

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