HyperX Blue - which one is it???

[ocmagnum]

Hi Guys,

I'm a little stumped and would appreciate your help. Recently got a new rig from Cyberpower and all is working great. Looking to upgrade from 4GB of RAM to probably 8 or even 12. I would like to stick with the same Kingston HyperX I already got, and this is where the trouble starts.....

The sticker on the back of the modules reads KHX1600C9AD3/2G, which I can find as the HyperX blu variety online. However, the sticks in my system look nothing like the ones associated with that serial number, but rather look like the HyperX Genesis type....

Any idea what is going on here? Did Kingston "update" the looks of the blu line as well?

Appreciate any guidance!

 

[wintermint]

Hyperx Blu
http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/products/blu.asp
Hyperx Genesis
http://www.kingston.com/hyperx/products/khx_ddr3.asp

As you can see there's some difference between the blu and genesis. I have a pair of genesis myself but no idea if the genesis is suppose to replace blu.

You can mix and match with Kingstons just fine. It's better if they work at the same speed and timing already so you don't have to manually set it yourself.

 

[ocmagnum]

Thank you wintermint; very much appreciate you took the time to respond!