Two different compatibility questions

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I currently own an EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card and a G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory set of RAM. I was looking at buying a DIY parts package that would allow me to SLI my GPUs and add more RAM. So I have narrowed my choices down to these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=-1&IsNodeId=1&srchInDesc=trident%20x&Description=gtx%20770&page=1&bop=And&hisInDesc=4790k&PageSize=20

I am new to the computer building sector and have done hundreds of hours of research on parts and stuff on my own but that only goes so far. So my questions are as follows:

1.) Will I be able to run the two different types of RAM together? Same brand and series but different speeds, one is 2133 and the other is 2400. It just doesn't happen very often that you end up with 24Gb of RAM.

2.) Will I be able to SLI two different manufacturers of GPUs? They are both 770, one is Superclocked, and they are ASUS and EVGA. I read on the GeForce website (http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/sli/faq#c18) that it should work, I am just not sure about the Superclocked aspect.

If you could just let me know about one or both of those questions, I would be mighty grateful. As a bonus if you have the time, a recommendation on which one of those packages is better would also be appreciated. Thanks for your time guys.
 
1. If it works, you will operate at the specs of the lower performing ram.
Ram vendors will not support mismatched ram kits.
You could try it.
If you want a guarantee, sell the old ram and buy a single kit of the capacity you need.
2. Again, you should run ok, but only at the specs of the lower clocked card.
Do you have the requisite 850w psu to run GTX770 sli?
I might think it would be better to sell the GTX770 and buy a gtx980.
 
Mismatched RAM *MIGHT* work, but it might not. Or, it can do what wonky RAM does best, which is seem like it works fine 90% of the time, then also cause an endless string of seemingly inexplicable problems that occur at random and go away at random.

I can see NO benefit to having the 24GB of RAM over just 16GB. Unless it's for one of a very few specific reasons, it would just be overkill. So adding a potential failure point in return for zero performance increase does not make sense.

Yeah, it would be neat to say it has 24GB of RAM, but it sounds like you'd be having it just to have it.