Which is better ram?

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Solandri

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The vast majority of the world's RAM is made by Samsung, SK Hynix (Hyundai Electronics), and Micron (whose retail brand name is Crucial).

https://www.statista.com/statistics/233419/global-market-share-of-dram-suppliers/

All the other RAM brand names like Kingston, Corsair, G.Skill, etc. simply buys DRAM modules from one of these three companies, and packages them into DIMMs for sale. They will frequently change suppliers too depending on who has the lowest price that week. That's why it's recommended to buy a 2x4GB pair, instead of one 4GB stick, then add another 4GB stick at a later date. Even if you buy the exact same model from the exact same brand, they may be using different DRAM modules and might not work together.

So aside from capacity, speed, and timings, you can pretty much ignore who the brand name is. Just make sure they have a lifetime warranty, and other users report their warranty service is prompt and trouble-free.

If you want to buy the US brand, then Micron/Crucial is your choice.

Edit: Also, 4x2GB = four sticks of 2GB DIMMs. 2x4GB = two sticks of 4GB DIMMs.
 
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Okay thanks for the reply.

I'm very weary before doing any type of memory upgrade and with good reason.. which i wont get into right now.

Reason i asked is because i currently own the 4x2gb Kingston memory but have been given the 2x4gb elixir, so i was thinking of swapping and id have 2 slots free to upgrade at any time providing i'd find the exact type.

What would you do in this situation?
 
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Wow.. given what you said in the earlier post regarding how different even the same brands of ram can be when they are mix-matched... wont this potentially cause a lot of problems in my machine? I dont want to harm my machine or GPU...
 
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It won't harm your computer. Worst case the computer won't POST (fails its startup tests when you first turn it on), or some of the memory won't be visible, or you'll get weird memory glitches..

If you want probabilities, based on what I've seen, there's about a 98% chance that mixing the modules will work just fine. We just advise people to be cautious about mixing memory because 2% is still a pretty high chance even if it's rare. So it's safer to plan to avoid the possibility (by buying 2x4GB or 4x4GB all at once). But if you're getting the RAM for free, then you have nothing to lose by trying to mix them.
 
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Took your advice, now running 12gb (11.9 usable). Same kinda speed i guess for daily browsing and light gaming. Still happy with the upgrade should i ever need to utilize it.

Thanks for your help
 
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