Will using two ram sticks of this brand cause any issues?

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Rabroub

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I recently bought a custom built gaming pc, with 8 gigs of Ram, and lately I fancied adding another 8 gigs in the other slot on the motherboard, yet I have been warned by friends and online that it may cause problems (including performance issues and the blue screen of death)

When I looked up my Ram stick reference I found out that it's sold individually, this didn't inspire trust from my end in dual channelling performance,
I tried looking up a "kit" of two ram sticks (for compatibility) but buying two is currently out of my budget's range.

So I ask you guys, if anyone knows this brand or reference, will my rig run smoothly with 2 of these Ram sticks together?

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Brand: Transcend information
Reference: JM1600KLH-8G
Specifications:
8 Gb DDR3
PC3-12800 (800MHz)
240 pins, 1.5V, non-ECC
Memory timings of CL11 (11-11-11)


(Motherboard is MSI H81-P33; and CPU is i5-4460 3.2GHz)

I'd appreciate your insights, and thank you! :bounce:
 
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As you've surmised it's best to buy in dual channel kits. A quad channel kit wouldn't hurt. There are of course not guarantees but I would buy another of the exact same sticks. The best thing to do if you want 16GB is to buy 2x8GB 2133MHz and sell that single stick. If you choose to go with a single stick make sure all the specs including DDR3, timing, speed and voltage are all IDENTICAL. If you only have 1 stick in there you may be pleasantly surprised adding another stick. Running only one stick cuts the bandwidth in half and can hurt performance. A dual channel board works best with multiples of two sticks er modules. I Prefer Kingston(that's what's in my rig with my 4690K), G.Skill or Corsair.
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aquielisunari

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As you've surmised it's best to buy in dual channel kits. A quad channel kit wouldn't hurt. There are of course not guarantees but I would buy another of the exact same sticks. The best thing to do if you want 16GB is to buy 2x8GB 2133MHz and sell that single stick. If you choose to go with a single stick make sure all the specs including DDR3, timing, speed and voltage are all IDENTICAL. If you only have 1 stick in there you may be pleasantly surprised adding another stick. Running only one stick cuts the bandwidth in half and can hurt performance. A dual channel board works best with multiples of two sticks er modules. I Prefer Kingston(that's what's in my rig with my 4690K), G.Skill or Corsair.
 
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