I am looking to upgrade my ram and I currently have 8gb (2x4gb) crucial tech. sticks of DDR3 PC3-10700 ram, and I cant find 2 more sticks of the same ram anywhere but I can find PC3-12800 sticks, they have the same voltage (1.5v) and I was wondering if there would be problems with this, or if the two different bandwidths would be a problem. (Note, I am new to computer hardware and things so go easy on me)
is my pc3-10700 ram going to be compatible with pc3-12800 ram
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Tradesman1
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If they play, thay can run at what you can set thenm to run - the big thing is if they will even play together, there are no guarantees of this when mixing sets of DRAM
They are the same brand and same voltage, the two sticks I have in my pc now are older and I dont think that they are made anymore, I searched the serial number and tried to match item numbers online for an hour or so. The only difference is the bandwidth. But if anyone knows where to find a 4gb stick of crucial balistix DDR3 PC3-10700 RAM i'm in the market for two of them.
Tradesman1
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Even if you get the same exact model you currently have there are no guarantees, see my article, Item 2, here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html
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