Dual channel memory and 2x4 sets

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My motherboard supports memory in dual channel. Currently running with a 2x4 set of 8 gigabytes. 2 sticks. Will another identical set work ? So two 2x4 sets. I have 4 ram slots. 16 gigabytes total.
 
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There are no guarantees, trying to mix DRAM, even the same exact model is a crapshoot - the forums are full of people trying this with no joy. Also full of people that have bought two identical sets of the same exact model rather than a single 4 stick set set just to save a few dollars and again no joy. Sticks are tested together to ensure they will play nice before packaging, that's why a 4 stick package often costs more than a pair of two stick packages, it takes more testing to find 4 that will play nice than it does two. See items 2 and 6:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html
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There are no guarantees, trying to mix DRAM, even the same exact model is a crapshoot - the forums are full of people trying this with no joy. Also full of people that have bought two identical sets of the same exact model rather than a single 4 stick set set just to save a few dollars and again no joy. Sticks are tested together to ensure they will play nice before packaging, that's why a 4 stick package often costs more than a pair of two stick packages, it takes more testing to find 4 that will play nice than it does two. See items 2 and 6:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr-dram-myths,4155.html
 
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