Hi peeps of Tom´s Hardware
A few months ago I bought an upgrade kit on a local store, the memory that came with the kit was a kingston hyperx beast 2133mhz 8GB, a single stick, I think it was half of a 16gb kit that was split between two computers the store was building at the time.
I have been unable to find another stick to complete the 16gb kit (they are only sold in pairs), and I know it is not the optimal to use memories that haven´t been matched by the manufacturer.
But I am wondering if using a HyperX Savage instead would work in dual channel, the 2133mhz 8GB version is pretty much the same as the HyperX Beast, according to the Tech specs in Kingston´s website, only the heatsink changes.
Or if I should just scrap it, buy an already matched kit and save the extra stick I got.
These are the specs of the computer I got
ASUS M5A99X.
AMD FX 8320.
Kingston HyperX Beast 8gb 2133mhz.
Gigabyte GTX 970 (Non G1 Version).
Cooler Master Extreme 2 725w PSU.
A few months ago I bought an upgrade kit on a local store, the memory that came with the kit was a kingston hyperx beast 2133mhz 8GB, a single stick, I think it was half of a 16gb kit that was split between two computers the store was building at the time.
I have been unable to find another stick to complete the 16gb kit (they are only sold in pairs), and I know it is not the optimal to use memories that haven´t been matched by the manufacturer.
But I am wondering if using a HyperX Savage instead would work in dual channel, the 2133mhz 8GB version is pretty much the same as the HyperX Beast, according to the Tech specs in Kingston´s website, only the heatsink changes.
Or if I should just scrap it, buy an already matched kit and save the extra stick I got.
These are the specs of the computer I got
ASUS M5A99X.
AMD FX 8320.
Kingston HyperX Beast 8gb 2133mhz.
Gigabyte GTX 970 (Non G1 Version).
Cooler Master Extreme 2 725w PSU.