[SOLVED] adding ram

[pandasmash]

i bought 2 x 4gb of ram 8 years ago.
can i buy and 2x4gb of ram and add it in?
its the same stuff as its saved in my old amazon orders.
motherboard has space, etc.
its alot chaper than buying 2x8gb of ram!
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz CL9 XMP Performance Desktop Memory Kit - Black

 

[punkncat]

If you have the room, is compatible type, and same stuff you bought years ago I would have to say yes to all.

 

[13thmonkey]

it may or may not work, you might get lucky, you might not. Unless it is in a kit, it is not guaranteed to work.
It might work, it might work after a lot of fiddling with timings, you might never get it to work.

 

[pandasmash]

it may or may not work, you might get lucky, you might not. Unless it is in a kit, it is not guaranteed to work.
It might work, it might work after a lot of fiddling with timings, you might never get it to work.

hahaha.
so better to spend £60 on 2x8 than £40 on another 2 x 4
cheer boss

 

[punkncat]

I have to admit, and particularly in reference to Intel machines, I have has extraordinary luck with RAM choice. I have mixed manufacturer, speed, timings and rarely had any issue with any of it not working. Of course it will default down to your slowest timings. I have (almost) never had issue mixing RAM with the same size, speed, and timings.
My consideration about this particular situation is to go with whatever cheapest option might work to increase your RAM. That should buy a little time so far as use, but overall I would think at that age replacement of the system might be a consideration on the near horizon.