Thu Apr 13, 2017 9:14 pm
It can work, although it also may not. Nothing should be harmed by trying. I was lucky recently with a pair of G,Skill Sniper DDR3-1333 4GB modules (8GB kit). I long time ago (2012-ish), I tried running them at 1600 with an AMD Llano A8-3850 APU. Didn't work, but they could get ~1460 MHz by raising BClk. Recently I tried turning them up to 1600 again on a more modern system (I think it was either Sandybridge or FX) and it works fine! I did set some timings manually to be more appropriate for 1600 - by default, the system copied the 1333 timings for 1600, probably because there was no SPD/XMP setting for 1600. So it was trying to run 9-9-9-{etc}. I loosened things to 10-10-10-{etc+2} and everything is solid. Obviously YMMV - this is anecdotal evidence from one pair of DIMMs. It doesn't hurt to try, and even if you've tried, it doesn't hurt to retry.
quick add: I'm pretty sure the Snipers were 1.6V by default. In your case, you might bump the voltage slightly, and start with 1600 and 11-11-11-28-35--CR-2T. If it boots and stays stable, keep tightening slowly.
Be careful on inserting this (or any G34 chip) into the socket. Once you pull that restraining lever, it is either a good install or a piece of silicon jewelry.