Can i use my new Ram with my ram i had prior

[jack4404]

alright right now i have 2x4gb 2133mhz drr4 ram and want to be getting G.skill Trident z rgb 2x8gb 3000mhz drr4 will my new g.kill work with my old memory to give me a total 24gb ty

 

[PC Tailor]

To be honest it's almost complete pot luck with different memory modules. You're ALWAYS safer getting multiples of the same RAM module (ideally even in the same pack).

Adding in different types of RAM sticks is a 50/50 bet, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. The closer the voltages, speeds, sizes are, the more likely they are to get on, but there's really no guarantee. So mixing RAM is never a recommended practice, but it CAN work. As long as you set it up to so that none of your modules end up down-clocking one another.

On top of that, you're potentially putting yourself in more difficultly by opting for 2 different speeds. Firstly your motherboard will need to be compatible to run the higher speed, and then you may still end up downclocking your RAM to the speed of the other modules.

So IMO, i'm not saying they never work, but you're always best just getting a matching pair, as it can be an expensive chore to buy and install mixed RAM, to find that they don't work together.

 

[Zerk2012]

alright right now i have 2x8gb 2133mhz drr4 ram and want to be getting G.skill Trident z rgb 2x8gb 3000mhz drr4 will my new g.kill work with my old memory to give me a total 24gb ty

That would be 32gb of memory.
You might get it to run 2133 and it might not work at all.
Your not going to get the 2133 memory to run 3K speed.
You can only run 1 speed with the memory you cant have some running 2133 and the other 3K on the same motherboard at the same time.
If your board supports 3K memory I would sell your 2133 and just buy a matched set of ever how much memory you wish to have.