Can I mix ram

[stingeray3123]

I have a stick of 8 gigs of ram that is HyperX Fury 1600mhz and i want to add another 4 That is the exact same the only difference is that the one that i will probably get is 4gb
IS it going to work?

 

[Corwin65]

RAM is only guaranteed when sold as a kit. It might work, it might not. Buy a 2x8 kit and sell yours.

 

[electro_neanderthal]

Yeah, I made a mistake, let me fix that: There's still no guarantee the RAM will work together, but if they do, the motherboard will likely only run a mode that isn't as fast as dual channel, but is faster than single channel... for a more robust explanation, go here: https://serverfault.com/questions/912283/can-mixing-ram-memory-size-on-its-own-reduce-dual-channel-performance

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Nobody can say for sure adding ram is hit and miss even if identical.

 

[richiestang_78]

Yes but it would be better to run the same model and capacity together.

 

[stingeray3123]

Thank you guys^^