Using different for RAM with same speed

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Hello,
Is it okay to use different brand for RAM with same speed. I've G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB 1866Mhz and i got a good offer of Kingston HyperX Fury 16gb 1866mhz with cheap price.

Do they work together with no issue ? still get the same performance ?

Thank you.
 
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geofelt
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.

Go ahead and buy the 16gb kit. That assumes that the 16gb is in the form of a 2 x 8gb kit.
If your existing 8gb works with it, then fine, you have 24gb.
If not, sell the 8gb.

I put your odds of success at 65%.
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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.

Go ahead and buy the 16gb kit. That assumes that the 16gb is in the form of a 2 x 8gb kit.
If your existing 8gb works with it, then fine, you have 24gb.
If not, sell the 8gb.

I put your odds of success at 65%.
 
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