OK to mix 9-9-9-20 and 9-9-9-24 on different channels?

casaverde4572

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I'm cannibalizing a box that has 2 2GB sticks of OCZ OCZ3G1333LV4GK, rated at 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5v. The box I'm building now starts with a bundle that includes 2x2GB sticks of G-Skill F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL rated at 9-9-9-20-2N. All DDR3 of course.

The OCZ sticks claim to be stable 8-8-8 @ 1.65v, but I'm probably not going to dork with memory voltages.

Question is this - assuming I'm clever enough not to mix sticks in the same channels, am I ok to run all of these sticks together? I do a lot of PS work and there ain't no such thang as too much memory with Photoshop.

Mobo is a M4A785TD-V EVO 785G RT; CPU is a Phenom II x6 1055T

Thoughts appreciated. Thanks!
 

tecmo34

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It is typically not recommended to mix different RAM / timings. You increase your risk of random BSOD by during so.

Your best option would be install the G.SKILL RAM first and set the timings to match the OCZ's specs. What are the G.SKILL's voltage requirements since OCZ's are 1.5v.