4 Ram slot Mobo,2 Different companies of ram 2x4 + 2x4

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So, currently have a 2x4 GB set of Kingston HyperX Fury ram in my case. It's great all I need, however, I just a have a BRAND NEW set of Crucial Ballistix Ram that is 2x4 lying around. Never used, just have it. I have 2 empty ram slots, AND they are the same speeds, and same type of ram just diff companies. So, can I do it? even if it is minimal, to no upgrade might aswell right?
 
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I've seen so many mix and match rams and unless it is like HIGH END (Like my GSkill Snipers 2133 would not mix with my 2400 even when i brought the 2400 down to the 2133 specs) but most lower end ram if the speed and timings are the same I rarely see a difference. It all depends on what kind of ram it is.

If you want something to "Test" your ram you need something that will eat it up. Like converting video. If you have some movies that are like AVI/MKV/MP4 and the bigger the file the better and just take them all and load them up in a free video converter (There are a lot out there) and just load up like a dozen movies, convert it, watch the RAM usage. I have Wondershare Video Converted (Converting A LOT of AVI/MKV/OGM/WMV to MP4) and...
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At best, the answer is a "maybe". Even though they're same type and speed, there can be manufacturing differences that could cause problems. I've seen mix and match setups work, and seen them go down in (metaphorical) flames. Best practices is to not mix and match ram kits like that, because of the instability that can result from the varied manufacturing. But if you're set on it, try it out and run some RAM diagnostics like memtest86+ and see if you come out ok. If you get any errors, I'd say it's not worth dealing with.
 
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Alright, cool. What are some programs I can use to test and see if it truly makes a positive impact?
 
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I've seen so many mix and match rams and unless it is like HIGH END (Like my GSkill Snipers 2133 would not mix with my 2400 even when i brought the 2400 down to the 2133 specs) but most lower end ram if the speed and timings are the same I rarely see a difference. It all depends on what kind of ram it is.

If you want something to "Test" your ram you need something that will eat it up. Like converting video. If you have some movies that are like AVI/MKV/MP4 and the bigger the file the better and just take them all and load them up in a free video converter (There are a lot out there) and just load up like a dozen movies, convert it, watch the RAM usage. I have Wondershare Video Converted (Converting A LOT of AVI/MKV/OGM/WMV to MP4) and I have 8 videos going, 1 per Core on my AMD and it chews them up and spits them out pretty fast but my 16 Gigs of ram are also maxed out as well since i don't give it a limit. Got no issues running 2400Mhz ram on my AMD 8320
 
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