Mixing RAM memory with different size and brand

Surreal23 · Sep 4, 2015

Hi, I am willing to buy additional memory for my PC. The PC specs are below. Currently I have 3x2GB 1333 and my question is can I add an additional 4GB in the fourth slot so it goes like 2GB 2GB 2GB 4GB? All 4 modules have the same timings and frequency but different size and brand. Will that work in full capacity?

MB: Foxconn P67A-S
CPU: Intel i5 2500
RAM: 6GB 1333
GPU: GTS 450 2GB GDDR3
HDD: Western Digital 1TB WD10EARS

NormH · Sep 4, 2015

its a crap shoot....generally speaking kits are perfered because they have been factory tested and stable. i would get a kit like this http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbrl but if you feel that you absolutely need more than 8gb(usually only needed for video editing not gaming) then make the jump to 16gb as 12gb set up in 3x4gb will only show as single channel and make your system slower.

neieus · Sep 4, 2015

At 1333 speed I'm pretty sure that will work since that's the default jedec spec speed. Any higher and there's no telling how it will turn out.

Tradesman1 · Sep 4, 2015

As NormH mentioned, any time you mix DRAM from different packages it's a crapshoot, the JEDEC specs mean nothing at all, more on this in my article (Part 2, Fiction, Item 2) here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2741495/ddr3-faqs-fiction.html

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