Will I have any problems running a 1866mhz memory on a late-2012 mac mini server?

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Will I have any problems running a 1866mhz memory on a late-2012 mac mini server?

Cheers! I'm doing an upgrade to my 2012 i7 2.3 mac mini server. I'm replacing one of the HDDs with a Samsung evo 850 SSD and replacing the stock 4gb with 16gb RAM.

I went out to get some sticks looking for something like the corsair vengeance 1600. They only had the 1866mhz kit.
Of course the shopkeer told me 'those will run fine, even better! than the 1600 ones', but, will they?

I know theoretically the computer won't recognize anything above 1600, but is there any chance i will actually have my performance worsened using faster kits?

Thanks!

Mac mini (Late 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.5)

Posted on May 18, 2016 9:32 AM

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Csound1

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May 18, 2016 9:34 AM in response to Pserapicos

Buy the correct speeds, other speeds may not work (well or at all)

Find a new RAM provider OWC are the best.

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May 18, 2016 9:40 AM in response to Pserapicos

My suggestion is not get that RAM. Instead get the correct RAM from either Crucial or MacSales.

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lllaass

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May 18, 2016 9:39 AM in response to Pserapicos

I have heard of incompatibility of corsair vengeance memory with Macs. Corsair does make memory compatible with your Mac.

I have used the 16 GB (3x4) 1866 MHz memory from my 2013 in my 2009 Mac Pro without problems.

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May 18, 2016 9:42 AM in response to Csound1

Thank you for your answer!

Do you know how i could maybe test them out? Like, put them in and see if they are working like RAM properly should?

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Csound1

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May 18, 2016 9:44 AM in response to Pserapicos

I don't recommend it

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May 18, 2016 9:47 AM in response to Pserapicos

Neither do I.

Macs are extremely sensitive to have the correct RAM installed in order to function properly.

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May 18, 2016 9:54 AM in response to Allan Eckert

I comprehend, but what sorts or problem may i run into?
Even though people reported problems with the vengeance kit, there are is also a lot of good feedback coming from people how installed them on macs, and, specwise they seem to be in accord to what apple recomends.

And, what about the speed? Will having it oversized cause any trouble? Is there any software able to test it out? How can I know for sure i'm having problems?

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