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Hello! This is my first post in this forum, I registered because it has been very useful for me :D. Now straight to the point, my pc has only 4GB of ram, this is the specific model HyperX Blu 4GB 1600MHz DDR3. I wanted to know if i can make this work with this ram HyperX fury 4GB 1600mhz in dual channel, since where I live, I can't find HyperX blu rams. And is it necessary to set something in the BIOS? Help please! :)
 
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Slight problem with both the above answers - the simple fact that they have same data rate and timings ensures absolutely nothing. They use different ICs, their setup approach is completely different - the HyperX Blu (like better than 99% of all DRAM use XMP profiles for setup, the Fury line operates off PnP, when you first install they simply automatically try and set themselves to their max freq. When mixed with XMP based DRAM this often results in a system that won't even boot, and in cases ends up corrupting your file system. We've seen this numerous times in the forums and I've run into with clients. It's never a good idea to mix sets of DRAM, even two sets of the same exact model offers no guarantees. DRAM in a single...
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As long as the only difference is the name, then yes, it should work fine. You might get weird results if the timings are different or the type of DDR3 it is is different or if one is single channel and the other is dual channel. Just compare all the specs before you buy.
 
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Slight problem with both the above answers - the simple fact that they have same data rate and timings ensures absolutely nothing. They use different ICs, their setup approach is completely different - the HyperX Blu (like better than 99% of all DRAM use XMP profiles for setup, the Fury line operates off PnP, when you first install they simply automatically try and set themselves to their max freq. When mixed with XMP based DRAM this often results in a system that won't even boot, and in cases ends up corrupting your file system. We've seen this numerous times in the forums and I've run into with clients. It's never a good idea to mix sets of DRAM, even two sets of the same exact model offers no guarantees. DRAM in a single package is Guaranteed as the sticks have been tested to play nice.
 
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