HyperX Genesis 1600mhz + Fury 1600 mhz

[Lakata]

Hello guys , in my system i have 2x4gb Kingston HyperX Genesis ram clocked ad 1600mhz and i want to add another stick of 4gb but now this line is replaced with FURY line , so if i put Fury to work with the older one Genesis is it going to be Ok, or i should change my ram completely ... ? Thanks !

 

[MarkW]

Mixing sets of memory sticks is normally more of a hassle than its worth. Every now and then, they work together fine. But that is the exception to the norm.

Even if it was to work, your 1866 memory would be reduced to, at best, 1600, and possibly 1333 speed. The CPU determines how its going to try to work with both sets, and will reduce speeds until it decides that it can talk to all sticks of memory at the speed it finally settled on. And sometimes, it just does not find a setting it likes, and the whole show stops.

It is best to buy new memory in a single kit that you can drop in to replace your old memory. In your case, that would mean buying either one kit of 8GB x2, or one kit of 4GB x4. And then using only the new memory.

 

[Lakata]

But my old memory and the the one im asking for they are both 1600 mhz and i set mine to work in 1600mhz coz it was working in only 1333mhz but i cant find Genesis at that clock speed thats why i`m asking about the Fury and i dont wanna replace all my ram coz its working fine just need little extra upgrade

 

[MarkW]

Memory functions at such high speeds, and there is only 1 memory controller. That one controller can only function at one speed. So asking it to work with a 1600 and a 1866 set at the same time means something has to give. The CPU will try to make a go of it at 1600 for both chips. BUT! Deep down under everything we normally see, are dozens of settings for each stick of memory. And if you mix old memory with new memory, a fair number of those settings and their values will be very different from each other. Or, they could be close enough for it to all work at 1600. The 1866 speed will not even be attempted since the 1600 set is in the mix.

If you want to take the chance, go for it. If it doesn't work smoothly, you will know why. If it does work smoothly, you got lucky.

 

[Lakata]

Mate are u reading what im writing THEY BOTH ARE 1600 MHZ , BOTH !

 

[jossrik]

You can try it. I've mixed sticks in the past with good results, of differing speeds and settings, the computer will set itself to the lowest common speed for both kits, here's the rub, there's no guarantee they will work together even if all the settings on both sets are the same, it's just the way it is now with RAM. That's why so many sets are a pair or quad of sticks for dual or quad channel memory (three sticks for tri channel). When you buy a kit, it comes guaranteed that both sticks will work together. Anything else, *ANYTHING* else, and there's just no guarantee that they will play nice, no matter the motherboard no matter adjusting the settings, some sticks will just not play nice with each other. There is nothing to say that it *won't* work, but without the guarantee you'll be hard pressed to find people on here who recommend it, especially when you can eBay your memory and just buy a bigger kit for not all that much money difference than buying a smaller kit or stick. BAM. Answered.

 

[Tradesman1]

First mixing DRAM is simply a crapshoot, maybe yes they'll play nice, maybe no. This is true even if both sets are the same exact model, you can go to an assembly line and pull 4 sticks off consecutively - chance are good all 4 will not play. They offer a wide variety of sets to provide DRAM in most any amount you want and the sets are composed of sticks that have been tested to play so they are guaranteed. The don't guarantee mixing sets.

Additionally in this case you have the Genesis sticks which I believe use low density memory ICs (chips) and operate under XMP while the Fury use high density (4Gb ICs) and don't use an XMP profile, they run under PnP....SO chances can fall below 50/50 of them playing