Computer resets when installing new ram?

[Fortuitous]

My friend recently upgraded from 4 gigs of ram to 16. He gave me his old sticks and I'm trying to install them in my computer along side my current ram. When I turn it on, it automatically reboots after a few seconds.

My current ram is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275

My friend's ram is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104141

My motherboard is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128400

 

[o1die]

It happens. Mixing ram is like rolling the dice. I would pick one of the matching pairs, whichever one is the highest quantity, and sell the leftover pair.

 

[Fortuitous]

Does that mean they won't work together?

 

[davcon]

Best you could hope for is both kits running at mobo default 1333 CL8
Try upping the dram voltage on the Gskill kit to 1.6v.
Otherwise the Kingston kit is the better of the two.

 

[Fortuitous]

How would I go about doing so?

 

[davcon]

How would I go about doing so?

Use your bios = read the mobo manual.

 

[Fortuitous]

So run the gskill kit only, set the voltage to 1.6v, then install the kingston as well?

 

[davcon]

So run the gskill kit only, set the voltage to 1.6v, then install the kingston as well?

You could try that !