Using 3 sticks of RAM, both are different brands.

TheRealOGLamp · Aug 7, 2017

I have one stick of XPG ADATA 8GB 1600MHz. I wanted to upgrade to 16GB of RAM. I purchased the Patriot Viper 3 Series, at 1600MHz. Will I be able to utilize all 16GB even if it isnt in dual-channel? (Voltage and timings are the same on both brands BTW.) Thanks in advance.

Lutfij · Aug 7, 2017

It's bad practice to mix two sticks of ram or two brands of ram or even two different kits altogether. Think of ram upgrades to be like buying a pair of shoes after you lost one out of that pair. The salesman will only allow you to buy a pair instead of one out of a pair.

If you must go for a 16GB upgrade, make sure you go for 4x4GB kit or if your board supports it, going for a 2x8GB kit. Speaking of board's supporting it, Mind sharing your full system's specs like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis::
OS:

Even though you can't use them together, for the sake of relevance, can you pass on a link to both varying ram ktis?

Lutfij · Aug 7, 2017

MERGED QUESTION
Question from TheRealOGLamp : "Using 3 sticks of RAM with 2 different brands."

TheRealOGLamp :

Lutfij · Aug 7, 2017

I think this thread's Best Answer was chosen prematurely...

atomicWAR · Aug 7, 2017

IF it even works ya you should be able to use 16GB but that if is big. Not to mention you'll likely run in mixed mode which usually means you memory speed drops a fairly. For you I'd be surprised if you could still do DDR3 1600...likely it will be DDR3 1333 or DDR3 1066 depending on your system specs.

TheRealOGLamp · Aug 7, 2017

atomicWAR :

I currently have an AMD FX 8350 (4.0GHz), GTX 1060 3GB, XPG ADATA 1x8 8GB 1600MHz, 500W PSU, 1TB, and 120GB SSD, oh and Gigabyte GA-78LMT Motherboard

TheRealOGLamp · Aug 7, 2017

Lutfij :

It's bad practice to mix two sticks of ram or two brands of ram or even two different kits altogether. Think of ram upgrades to be like buying a pair of shoes after you lost one out of that pair. The salesman will only allow you to buy a pair instead of one out of a pair.

If you must go for a 16GB upgrade, make sure you go for 4x4GB kit or if your board supports it, going for a 2x8GB kit. Speaking of board's supporting it, Mind sharing your full system's specs like so:
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHZ
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT
Ram: XPG ADATA 1x8 8GB 1600Mhz
SSD/HDD: 1TB (not sure of brand), 120GB SSD (also not sure of brand)
GPU: GTX 1060 3GB
PSU: 500W
Chassis::https://www.amazon.com/SkyTech-AMD-1060-I-Desktop-Gaming-Computer/dp/B01LAJ52RA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502153922&sr=8-1&keywords=skytech+shadow+1060
OS: Windows 10

Even though you can't use them together, for the sake of relevance, can you pass on a link to both varying ram ktis?

Sorry for late response, the website wasn't working for me on Google Chrome.

Search

Using 3 sticks of RAM, both are different brands.

TheRealOGLamp

Reputable

atomicWAR

Lutfij

Titan

Lutfij

Titan

Lutfij

Titan

atomicWAR

Glorious

TheRealOGLamp

Reputable

TheRealOGLamp

Reputable

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page