Will these identical RAM work in dual-channel?

EdwardIIV · Feb 25, 2017

Good day. After several posts on here, I have finally bought another 8GB stick (making my PC 16GB) in hopes of improving some performance in gaming and other daily tasks.

I ended up buying the exact same model of my RAM to avoid any problems.

My question today is, as I will not upgrade my PC yet (since I'd like to wait until I get a new GPU as well), is it guaranteed that the exact same model of RAM with the exact same specifications would work with my current RAM in dual-channel (again, everything is practically the EXACT SAME).

Now, I know nothing is certain or guaranteed, but how high are the chances?

And once I do upgrade, how do I check if the RAM is running in dual-channel?

*Just for reference by the way, refer to my other thread for screenshots of my current RAM's specs, here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3339485/ram-work.html

And this is my current RAM model, the same one that I bought:
http://www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16N11_8.pdf

Cheers!

atljsf · Feb 25, 2017

it probably will work but identical ram sticks doesn't mean identical speeds or identical timings for most manufacturers, you could get speed issues or timings issues so the performance improvement could be lost and convert into just more ram but not fast ram

you will have to use it and see if performance remains the same or improves on some games or apps, it is noticeable in adobe preiere or games using lots of ram

geofelt · Feb 25, 2017

Your chances of success are less than 100%

Ram is sold in kits for a reason.
A motherboard must manage all the ram using the same specs of voltage, cas and speed.
Ram from the same vendor and part number can be made up of differing manufacturing components over time.
Some motherboards can be very sensitive to this.
That is why ram vendors will NOT support ram that is not bought in one kit.
It is safer to get what you need in one kit.

CPU-Z will confirm dual channel operation.

Since you already bought, try it now and see if you are ok.
Sometimes adding a bit more ram voltage in the bios will make things work.

EdwardIIV · Feb 25, 2017

geofelt :

I'm not going to install the RAM yet as I want to buy a new GPU first and upgrade all at once (as stated in the original post). Anyway, is this where CPU-Z would display whether the RAM is working in single or dual channel?;

And is it completely accurate and trustworthy? So if it says dual-channel, would that confirm that my RAM is indeed working in dual-channel mode?

Thanks!

geofelt · Feb 25, 2017

EdwardIIV :

geofelt :

I'm not going to install the RAM yet as I want to buy a new GPU first and upgrade all at once (as stated in the original post). Anyway, is this where CPU-Z would display whether the RAM is working in single or dual channel?;

And is it completely accurate and trustworthy? So if it says dual-channel, would that confirm that my RAM is indeed working in dual-channel mode?

Thanks!

Yes.

EdwardIIV · Mar 2, 2017

Right, I just wanted to updated everybody on the situation and generally give a solution compiled from all the above replies;

I have installed the RAM and, thankfully, it is working in dual-channel.
I think the solution here would be that there's never really a guarantee, as mentioned. It may or may not work, but your best bet is to go with identical RAM, just like I did, which led to them working in dual-channel.

Best of luck to everybody who ends up in the same situation as myself.
Cheers!

atljsf · Mar 2, 2017

glad it worked well for you

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