will I have any problems?
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ThatVietGuy
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You might. There's no way to predict compatibility. At the very least the 8GB set will probably run at 1333 MHz to match the new set and that alone could cause a whole host of problems.
Why do you need more than 8GB anyway?
Why do you need more than 8GB anyway?
ThatVietGuy
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You can depending on the motherboard but the intrinsic differences in the RAM and the motherboard's ability to adapt are unknown. You literally can't predict if two different sets of RAM will work together.
If you're running out of memory you should figure out why you're running out of memory rather than going out and buying more RAM. 8GB should be more than enough for running games and some open applications.
If you're running out of memory you should figure out why you're running out of memory rather than going out and buying more RAM. 8GB should be more than enough for running games and some open applications.
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You can try, will have to set them manually after they've been installed. Get the 16GB installed then can try adding the older 2x4GB sticks, the Fury operates off PnP instead of XMP so they are pickier when trying to mix them
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It doesn't matter if you get the 8GB set or the 16GB set, there's still a chance it will be problematic in mixing two sets. I'f you get the 16GB set it will/should work fine and if it will play with the old, it's a bonus, else you can use the old in another rig or sell them off
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RAM is not guaranteed to work together even if they're the same make/model but different packaging. This is a problem with all RAM, not just DDR4.
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Correct and has been a problem (though smaller) going back to DDR2 and DDR. There is no guarantee in mixing sets, that's why the manufacturers offer such a wide variety of sets, I've had sets with consecutive serial numbers that would play at all, oft times you can get sets to play with voltage/timing adjustments but again no guarantees. The forums are full of people trying to mix sets of DRAM - even the same exact model
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That goes to what I said earlier, the DRAM manufacturers offer such a variety to fulfill the needs, the sticks in a given set have been tested that they all play together (also why quite often a 4 stick set is a little more expensive than buying two 2 stick sets, it takes more testing to find 4 that will all play nice, it's possible you could pull 10 sticks right off the assembly line and maybe only be able to get 4 sticks that all played nice at spec. If it were as easy to just mix DRAM as many seem to think it is, the manufacturers would simply sell 1 stick packages and let everybody buy as many as they want and make bigger profits, they don't because they would go broke between support and RMA costs
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