I mixed a 4gb ram stick and a 1gb ram stick. Should I run into any problems?

mike2012

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I mixed a 4gb ram stick and a 1gb ram stick. The reason being that right now; I don't have enough money to buy a new ram stick; but I did have a 1gb stick lying around. I tested a few games like Bioshock Infinite and Assassin's Creed IV and haven't seen any crashes or problems. I also tested the ram with the Windows Memory Diagnostic and it said there were no problems.

Both sticks have the same voltages and memory bandwidths. However; the frequencies are different.

So should I be fine keeping the ram in there or I should I remove it just to be safe?

 

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Thanks. So I should be good as long as I'm not getting BSOD's?