2 same RAM sticks but different brand in dual channel?

keeezual · Mar 4, 2016

So i already have a 4 gb patriot ram stick but i cant find the same one in the stores anymore. If i get a kingston 4gb stick, with same speed, latency and voltage, would it work in dual channel?

USAFRet · Mar 4, 2016

keeezual :

That is a 100% maybe.
Mixing RAM sticks iss always a crapshoot.

boju · Mar 4, 2016

You should be fine. Mixing memory is never a sure thing but you have more chance of succeeding if you keep to the same memory spec. Could always get another set of the Kingstons if it doesn't work out.

geofelt · Mar 4, 2016

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.

Your odds of success are less than 100%. By how much, I do not know.

Are there any good statistics out there??

AMD processors are more tightly connected to ram and may not be as successful as modern intel chips.
You must consider the possibility that what you saved with a second 4gb may be wasted and you will need to buy a 8gb kit anyway.
You are on your own, but it is a good bet that you will succeed.
If the ram does not work, sometimes upping the voltage in the bios will do the job.

Amdlova · Mar 4, 2016

intel has some tecnology on xeon to mix the ram and work the dual-channel. i think that work on consumer chips. try o see what u get.

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