G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 Ram stick compatibility

[Eric_C]

My Computer kept crashing, and I identified that the Ram was the culprit, when I ran memtest on each of the sticks only one stick had problems, my question is if I can buy a single stick of ram to replace the faulty one?

-do I have to buy them in a set for dual channel functionality or can I buy a single ram stick that has the same specs. The Ram I'm looking at says (1 x 4GB) instead of the (2 X 4GB) both of the other sticks have, everything else is the same, if I buy the single stick will it be compatible with the other stick from the original set? Or will this be problematic?

-also are the years important (mine says Dec 2011) vs Dec 2010?

Ram: G.Skill Ripjaws 240 Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 PC3 12800

I'm thinking of buying this Ram Stick.

 

[juanjostorreshernndez]

if they have the same speed,and timings,voltage,etc..they should work, But NO guarantee, any time you mix DRAM it can be problematic(tradesman words)
Thats is why they must be bougt in pairs, that way they are guarantee to play together.
Look at this similar old post:http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1852586/pair-brand-ram-versions.html

 

[gskill support]

You can send them in for a new kit through G.Skill RMA:

http://www.gskill.com/en/rma


What motherboard and CPU do you have?