Will these RAM sticks pair up together?

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I have this (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314) right now but one of the sticks died. The RMA process is extremely long and I don't think they will be sending me a replacement anytime soon.

So I'm in a rush to buy at least a 2gb stick so hopefully my pc won't be nearly as sluggish as it is atm and I found this (https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-12800-Unbuffered-240-Pin-CT25664BA160B/dp/B006YG88QC/ref=sr_1_3?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1486600871&sr=8-3&keywords=ddr3+1600+desktop+ram&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011%2Cp_72%3A2661618011)

Will they pair up just fine together?
 
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Mixing RAM is hit and miss. There's no real way to tell until you try. To avoid this, I recommend buying a kit that offers the capacity you need since a kit guarantees that all included sticks will get along with each other.
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My last RMA (Mushkin) took 4 days ... start to finish. They sent me 2 new sticks that they obtained pre-approval on my credit card on Monday. They arrived on Wednesday w/ a pre-paid return mailing label. On Friday they rec'd the set (2 sticks) with 1 bad stick back and removed the charge they had placed on the card,

You should be aware that RAM is supplied in "matched pairs" and if one fails, you send BOTH sticks back. That kinda makes the question about "matching" the old to the new moot.
 
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Well damn, I guess I'll just wait for my replacement stick in the end.



My stick got delivered to them on the 31st and apparently due to having no stock they're trying to grab a stick from their headquarters, which I assume is all the way in Taiwan.

I wasn't aware of the latter though :( I tested the other stick with memtest and it seemed like a perfectly fine stick so I didn't think I had to send it in.
 
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