Trying to Mix Different Ram Brands

im4357 · Jul 12, 2017

Hey guys! im trying to put more ram in my old pc, but i didnt find the same brand of ram, and was curious can try and mixing rams? i already bought "new" ram, timings/speed is the same of both rams.

my motherboard: gigabyte m68m-s2p

my old ram: Micron MT16HTF25664AY-800J1

my "new" ram: samsung M378T5663qz3-cf7

same CAS/timing/voltage of both memory's so can i manage to make it work?

mbilal2 · Jul 12, 2017

This is a horrible idea but I have done it in the past with no problems. No one will recommend it but yes they should work. Expect to be disappointed though. Sometimes even exact same RAMs don't work together.

But your motherboard only has two RAM slots. Why are you buying 3 RAM sticks?

See HERE for more info.

im4357 · Jul 12, 2017

mbilal2 :

No i only bought 1 ram stick, im sorry for not writing that earlier.

clarkjd · Jul 12, 2017

im4357 :

mixing brands is a crapshoot at best. On older boards, you could have problems if the ram was different capacities, or if one had modules only on one side of the stick, it wouldn't work with a stick that had modules on both sides of the stick. Laptops can be even more picky about the ram they will support.

Best case -- everything works
worst case -- nothing works

Good Luck!

im4357 · Jul 12, 2017

Okay i try put in "new" memory stick, after that then i power on pc its start beeping(1 long beep and 2 short beep) in gigabyte site says that its memory error( https://www.gigabyte.com/Support/FAQ/816 ) i also try removing old ram and put in only "new" ram and the same happens, so that means "new" memory stick is not compatible with my motherboard or "new" ram stick have wrong voltages/timing settings? maybe i need bios update or try reset default settings?

p.s both are 2GB memory sticks

QwerkyPengwen · Jul 12, 2017

Go into bios and turn off the hardware check. (I forget the name of it right now) otherwise the memory might be faulty

mbilal2 · Jul 12, 2017

im4357 :

Do both of them have IC chips on both sides or, one on just one side and other on both?

mjslakeridge · Jul 12, 2017

I thought you said the new ram had the same timings/voltages as the old ram? Did you try the new ram in the slot the old ram was installed in? Perhaps the slot you inserted the new ram in has some corrosion due to it being unoccupied for a long time.

im4357 · Jul 12, 2017

mbilal2 :

both of them have IC chips on both sides

mjslakeridge :

yes they have the same timings/voltages as the old ram, and i try put in same slot the old ram was installed.

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