Are either of these RAM sticks compatible with what I have?

[redro_guy]

I'm looking to get a second 8gb stick of RAM. Currently I have one 8gb stick and it's this one:

https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-XPG-Memory-Modules-Red/dp/B06XYSSS5C

I found two other sticks that I thought could go with it, the first one is here:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-vengeance-lpx-8gb-2-4ghz-pc4-19200-ddr4-dimm-unbuffered-non-ecc-desktop-memory-black/6256218.p?skuId=6256218

and the second one is here:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/visiontek-8gb-1pk-8gb-2-4ghz-ddr4-desktop-memory-black-green/6160507.p?skuId=6160507

I'm mostly looking at the Corsair one. Can anyone with more knowledge on this let me know if either of these will work with what I have? If not I'd appreciate suggestions.

 

[R_1]

the corsair vengenace has timings that match what you have BUT with mixed memory there are no guarantees, even RAM sticks made 1 apart on the line may not work with each other, it can get hairier when mixing brands.
I always suggest replacing RAM rather than adding to. Matched sets are tested and sold in sets for a reason.

the only way to know is to get them and test if they will work together, short of that no guarantees

 

[redro_guy]

If I do get the Corsair stick and they aren't compatible, will it hurt anything or can it just be removed and everything will go back to working like normal? Will having two incompatible sticks damage anything?

 

[R_1]

not damage anything per se, but cause myriad blue screens, mystery reboots, data corruption and other mayhem yes. the OS from the RAM, if the RAM screws up so does whatever it was storing at the time. and that is if they boot together at all

when mixing ram my rule of thumb is to test all sticks with memtest 86 for at least three passes, if you get no errors and the system did not reboot, congrats you won the silicone lottery daily double