I am building a gaming pc I had 1 stick of 8g ram which works I tried to upstage to 2 sticks of 8g (completely new ram different from the first stick I had) and it didn't work the pc power light would come on but nothing on the screen so I put in the old stick then bought the same exact stick to double it to 16g and it still isn't working
Memory won't work
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Hi Ethan
Mixing different RAM kits as you describe is not a good idea and can cause issues.
It is during the manufacturing process where slight discrepancies regarding latency and Timings can differ and that's why the manufacturers bin modules into kits to ensure compliance.
Sometimes they do work with tweaking Primary Timings and voltage in Bios but no guarantee.
If the kits you have work...
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There is a reason they sell memory in kits of 2-4 sticks. This is that reason.
You can try loosening the timings in the bios with on stick in and raising the voltage a tad bit (+.05v) and see if they'll play together but it's not a guarantee.
Also could try updating the bios and memory stability is a big reason for a lot of bios updates.
You can try loosening the timings in the bios with on stick in and raising the voltage a tad bit (+.05v) and see if they'll play together but it's not a guarantee.
Also could try updating the bios and memory stability is a big reason for a lot of bios updates.
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Hi Ethan
Mixing different RAM kits as you describe is not a good idea and can cause issues.
It is during the manufacturing process where slight discrepancies regarding latency and Timings can differ and that's why the manufacturers bin modules into kits to ensure compliance.
Sometimes they do work with tweaking Primary Timings and voltage in Bios but no guarantee.
If the kits you have work interdependently yet not together then return the kit you just bought and exchange them for a single kit the size and frequency you need and keep the rest for spares.
Here is a good article on the subject: https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?57038-Don%92t...!-The-meat-and-potatoes-overview
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