complete Details below i ordered 1 8gb ram to upgrade from my 2 sticks of 2 gb = 4 gb ram

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I only could afford 1 8gb stick at this time with the intention of adding another identical one in the future i was curious since i have the 2 other sticks would it be best for me to use all 3 or better to use just one till i get the next 8gb stick here are all specs
_ Everything is 64 Bit _
Windows 10 home premium ________________________________________________________________
Motherboard:
P55 Classified 200
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CPU:
Intel Core i5-760 2.8GHz 8 MB LGA1156 Processor BX80605I5760
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GPU:
XFX Radeon 480 RX RS 8GB
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Harddrives 2 total
#1
Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Bare Drive - ST32000641AS
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#2
WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD1003FZEX
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New single stick ram :
Kingston HyperX FURY 8GB 1866MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Red (HX318C10FR/8)
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Replacement 2 sticks ram :

Kingston Hyperx 4 GB Kit (2 x 2 GB) 2333MHZ DDR3 DIMM XMP T1 Series KHX2333C9D3T1K2/4GX
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Lutfij
Never mix and match rams. If you must upgrade your rams then do so with a kit. Even identical rams have been seen to be hit and miss and often ends up being more stress then a relief when you try mixing and matching rams.

That being said,
1| Make sure your BIOS is up to date.
2| Your new found ram kit although much higher in bandwidth may not be compatible with your platform. Your board is advertised to run at 2600MHz+ but that additional frequency jump(when compared to your current stick of ram)will need due diligence in your overclock. Also to note, you can only work with a maximum of 16GB of ram so it's wise to populate all four of your slots with 4GB sticks of ram. BTW, the more rams you introduce the more the memory...
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Never mix and match rams. If you must upgrade your rams then do so with a kit. Even identical rams have been seen to be hit and miss and often ends up being more stress then a relief when you try mixing and matching rams.

That being said,
1| Make sure your BIOS is up to date.
2| Your new found ram kit although much higher in bandwidth may not be compatible with your platform. Your board is advertised to run at 2600MHz+ but that additional frequency jump(when compared to your current stick of ram)will need due diligence in your overclock. Also to note, you can only work with a maximum of 16GB of ram so it's wise to populate all four of your slots with 4GB sticks of ram. BTW, the more rams you introduce the more the memory controller on your CPU s stressed.
3| Capacity wise you're going to find more benefit with that single stick of ram as opposed to only using the 2333Mhz kit.
4| Stick to what you have right now and save up for a 4x4GB DDR3-2133Mhz kit for your platform. I would suggest looking at Ebay deals if you find Newegg asking for too much for a ram of that kit.

My 2 cents.
 
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