Can i combine these 2 types of RAM?

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I just got a cheap PC for my brother but it only had 4gb of DDR2 memory (2GB UNB PC2-5300 CL5)
I was digging trough some old pc parts and found these other 2 sticks of DDR2 2GB (2GB 2Rx8 PC2-6400U-666-12)

I googled a bit but with my limited knowledge i couldn't really find anything that helped me.
So if you know if it works togethere that would be awesome.
 
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There's a chance it could work together, but there's a chance that it won't. RAM doesn't always work together, even if you have two of the same brand/model, if you bought the two sticks at different times, there's a chance they won't work together. That being said, I'm currently running 2x4gb of Viper ram with 2x8gb of HyperX ram in my PC, and it works just fine.

I would just try it and see what happens. It's not like you're testing a bad power supply something that could wreck your system. Chances are you're not going to do any damage to your system by putting in RAM that doesn't work, and the worst that could happen is the system won't boot, in which case, you just remove the extra RAM, and call it a day.
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There's a chance it could work together, but there's a chance that it won't. RAM doesn't always work together, even if you have two of the same brand/model, if you bought the two sticks at different times, there's a chance they won't work together. That being said, I'm currently running 2x4gb of Viper ram with 2x8gb of HyperX ram in my PC, and it works just fine.

I would just try it and see what happens. It's not like you're testing a bad power supply something that could wreck your system. Chances are you're not going to do any damage to your system by putting in RAM that doesn't work, and the worst that could happen is the system won't boot, in which case, you just remove the extra RAM, and call it a day.
 
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Alright, thanks for the info.
I'm going o try it later and we'll see.:)
 
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