Confusion over compatability

CaptainATI

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okay so, i have a simple question that i havent yet found a definitive answer to. I have 4gb (2x2gb) of corsair xms3 ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145263&cm_re=xms3-_-20-145-263-_-Product
and i am looking at getting 4gb more, which a friend is offering to sell me, but it is gskill: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277&cm_re=gskill_4gb-_-20-231-277-_-Product
so, ignore price/ reliability/ whatever else BETWEEN the two products. thats not the question. the question is can both pairs be used in the same motherboard without issue? (same clock/timings) as long as the corsair are dual-channeled with corsair, and the gskill are channeled with the gskill? does it matter between pairs? and if it runs, is there any decline in performance? i want a solid, backed answer please. thanks in advance
 
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No the brand mix would not matter if they run stable together in the first place. I have had good luck with running different ram together in the past but they have always had the same default voltage.

CaptainATI

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okay, so it SHOULD work if i lower the cosair's timings to match, and match the voltages right? is there any link between non-dual channeled memory pairs? or should it work okay if neither of them is stresses and they are on the same settings? if everything is stable specs-wise, would the brand mix matter?