Okay so I'll be buying an additional 2GB ram, should I buy the same Ram I have right now? like, a replica? Or will it work just fine if I buy any? (Like, I have a Samsung ram with @1600 Mhz, and I buy a Corsair @1033 Mhz) Will it work? If not, how do I do it?
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You should buy the same ram. IF you buy a lower frequency ram , both will work at the lower one. Also there are chance of not working together even if its the same model and frequency. Changing brands and frequency , increase this risk exponentialy
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If you can get the identical ram (and by identical I mean down to the exact model number) then you're fine Otherwise look up your motherboard on its manufacturer's website and find the best compatible memory for what you're looking for, and buy that, again exact model number.
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Mixing DRAM is a crapshoot, even with the same identical model. They might play, they might not, more in my article (Item 2) here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html#p8
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html#p8
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