Mixing Rams of different Brands

suchinx

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Hi guys,

I am in a bit of a fix here, i recently upgraded my pc - amd 8320 , r9 280x etc but i carried over my old rams Kingston hyperx blu 16000mhz, which i may add worked like a champ all these years. Now the problem is i have a 4gb ram kit ( 2x2gb), and i am not able to source another kit of the same. All shops, vendors that i have asked only have a 1 4gb Ram Dim of the same brand.

I wanted to ask the community, that can i add the 4gb 1 ram module or can they suggest me some other brands of same Latency, frequency etc which would be similar to the one i am using now ( 2x2gb).

Have gone through many threads, all say its ok if we mix it up if the criteria are met, is it true ?


Thanks in advance guys
 
Hi suchinx
mixing different brands of ram can be very problematic , we see many issues here dealing with this problem
i recommend exactly the same modules as you have (capacity , brand , timings , voltages ) identical model number
this will avoid any such issues
 

suchinx

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Hi,
Thanks for the promt reply buddy, But that's what i would love to get the exact same model. And trust me i have searched every where i mean everywhere. After that i have come here in forums to ask for advice. I cant find the same kit, and i really dont want to waste a good pair of ram.

Last option would have to sell these and up to 8gb
 

suchinx

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Kingston hyperx 1600mhz 2x2gb (KHX1600c9d3k2/4gx) , i live in india mumbai.

Have a few sites who sell online - Primeabgb.com, itdepot.com

And again thanks for the help truly appreciate it :D
 

Tradesman1

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Even with the same exact model DRAM it can still be problematic, that's why there is such a variety of packages from 1 to 64 GB - sticks in a package have been tested together to make sure they will all play together, you could pull 10 sticks right off the manufacturers assembly line and maybe only find 1 group of 4 sticks that will all play nice (might not even find a full 4 sticks out of the 10 that will play. Best is to get a single package of the full amount you want, if you can mix in the old, it's a bonus, if not can sell it or use in another rig