16GB RAM with 2 different 8gb sets want some feedback

[mechsy]

ok so basically what i want to know is if i use this ram which goes to 1600 MHz http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-PC3-12800-1600mHz-CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B/dp/B004QBUL1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1434393090&sr=8-1&keywords=vengeance+ram

with this ram that only does 1333 MHz
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OSTDPI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

Will 1 run at 1600 and other at 1333 just fine? or will the 1333 force the 1600 to match it?

 

[mcnumpty23]

both run at lower speed

but no guarantee it will work at all

mixing ram is dodgy may work may not

 

[mechsy]

so would it be best to just use the new vengance ram only and have 8 GBs instead of the 2 for 16 GBs?

 

[Guest]

Mcnumpty has it right. Usually RAM comes in packs of two for this reason alone, consistency is key!

 

[Guest]

If you plug them in and they work, it would be better for both of them. If your computer doesn't boot just use the one.

 

[mcnumpty23]

yes

mixing them might just blue screen you

if you want 16gb get the other 8gb exactly the same as first 8gb even then its not 100% guaranteed

though its likely to be ok

ideally you buy a 16gb kit to begin with

 

[Karadjgne]

Ram is iffy at best. Even 2 identical kits of 8Gb,from the same vendor, same speed, same primary timings are not guaranteed to play nice. The problem lies in the fact that it's a safe bet that those 2 identical kits will be from different batches of silicon, which will have different impurities and probably different secondary/tertiary timings. This can cause all kinds of headaches to fix, end result being unhappy buyer. Yet you could also have exactly no problems whatsoever with totally different ram, different voltages, different vendors and speeds. It's a crap shoot really. If you want 16Gb at 1600, then buy 1 kit. It's the only safe bet as the sticks are factory tested to be compatible. Anything else is Russian Roulette .

 

[mechsy]

ok so then i got lucky as ever with the 12gb i currently have cus atm im using http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003OSTDPI?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00
with my old computers stock ram which is 2 sticks @2gbs each i cant find a link for it

 

[mcnumpty23]

sometimes you get lucky and it works

thats ok if you have ram already you can try

as not costing anything

but buying new ram on the chance you might get lucky is a bit different

have done it lots of times in both laptops and desktops

sometimes got lucky other times i didnt--but i was always using spare modules i had already not buying any

 

[mechsy]

ok well thanks every1 for the knowledge