can i corrupt my ram by installing it to another PC?

MaxTehLegend · Mar 10, 2017

so i wanted to make another PC for when my friends can come over to game. and i had spare parts lying around and was going to make another PC. but i was short of RAM. so i was thinking by uninstalling some of my current PC's DDR3 Ram to my other PC should it be ok?

Quick PC Specs:

i5 4690K
GTX 980Ti
Z97S SLI Krait Edition
Hyper Savage 4 sticks 4GB = 16GB DDR3 2400mhz

My Other PC Specs:

FX 8320
R9 280
Sabretooth 990FX
8GB of my other PC's RAM

Rhinofart · Mar 10, 2017

It's very possible to have damaged it by doing that. Static charge when you removed, transported, or installed in the other machine.

USAFRet · Mar 10, 2017

Highly unlikely anything would break or get corrupt.
Unless you mishandle it.

captaincharisma · Mar 10, 2017

it should be fine as long as the system did support that kind of ram

atljsf · Mar 10, 2017

if the other mainboard is faulty, it can kill parts connected to it

but if you package it properly and do basic precaution with it like not touching the gonden contacta and only handling it form the sides, it should be fine

MaxTehLegend · Mar 10, 2017

thanks guys for your help

Rhinofart · Mar 10, 2017

I respectfully disagree with USAF on this one. It's very easy to damage a component if you're not handling it correctly, if you have a static charge, drag your feet across the carpet as you're walking to the new computer with it, or anything like that.

USAFRet · Mar 10, 2017

Rhinofart :

"Unless you mishandle it."

This stuff is not that fragile.
Can it happen? Sure. Is it likely to happen? No, not really.

Have you ever zapped something into brokenness with just static from your fingers?

atljsf · Mar 10, 2017

caution is helpful, but i have saambled pcs for the last 19 years, never used the static band, most times over my carpet or without shoes, without socks even, haven't experienced such situtation where a old or new part died on me by just handling it to move it form point a to b, being b, other pc case or other city

Rhinofart · Mar 10, 2017

USAFRet :

1 x AMD K62-300
1 x OCZ 160Gb SSD
2 x DDR2 1 GB sticks of RAM
1x Gigabyte Motherboard. I don't remember the model off hand.
I know. Bad track record. After the SSD, I forced my wife into putting 2 bounce static sheets in the clothes dryer, and it was the catalyst for me removing the carpet from our house, and putting in hardwood. I haven't killed anything since then.

Long story short. Static IS your worst enemy when handling components.

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