[SOLVED] Complementary RAM

[aLp!n3]

This is my current configuration
Processor - Intel i3-8100 3.60GHz
RAM - 8GB GSkill Ripjaws DDR4
Graphics Card - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5
Motherboard - MSI B360M PRO-VD

My question is pretty simple. I want to add another RAM Stick of 8GB to my PC and I know it would be best if I added the RAM Stick version which I already use but I was kinda hoping to get into the RBG stuff. So, would pairing a Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 8GB or maybe an ADATA XPG Spectrix RGB 8GB or maybe a Tridentz stick with the current versoin I have would be cool?

 

[tennis2]

You care about aesthetics to spend extra on RGB RAM, but you want to have 1 stick with no RGB and 1 stick with RGB? Seems a bit.....contradictory.

Can you sell or find a new home for the single 8GB stick you currently have, and buy a proper matched pair of RGB stuff to replace it with?

 

[aLp!n3]

You care about aesthetics to spend extra on RGB RAM, but you want to have 1 stick with no RGB and 1 stick with RGB? Seems a bit.....contradictory.

Can you sell or find a new home for the single 8GB stick you currently have, and buy a proper matched pair of RGB stuff to replace it with?

Umm that's unlikely to be honest, and I don't wanna waste the stick I already have, so should I just pair it with the same model?

 

[tennis2]

The only GUARANTEE you have is when using a paired kit. The manufacturer tests both sticks sold in paired kits to work at the advertised speeds together.

That said, you can generally get unmatched sticks to work fine together also. Even if they're from different "manufacturers" most of them rebrand memory chips from a small list of suppliers. Just try to match as much of the performance specs as possible: capacity, MHz, and as many of the typical 5 sub-timings (especially CAS latency) as possible.

 

[aLp!n3]

The only GUARANTEE you have is when using a paired kit. The manufacturer tests both sticks sold in paired kits to work at the advertised speeds together.

That said, you can generally get unmatched sticks to work fine together also. Even if they're from different "manufacturers" most of them rebrand memory chips from a small list of suppliers. Just try to match as much of the performance specs as possible: capacity, MHz, and as many of the typical 5 sub-timings (especially CAS latency) as possible.

Alright thanks!