Mix CAS LATENCY

[gugamaga25]

Im ready to upgrade ram in my desktop to 8gb, I have 4gb ddr3l and I'm going to buy another 4gb (ddr3l), every spec matches except the cas latency, mines cl9 and the other is cl11, will there be problems mixing both?

 

[Lutfij]

I'm the advocate of not mixing and matching rams. If you must go for the newer stick, stop and pick a dual channel ram kit. Seeing how you want to go for 8GB, you may want to look at 2x4GB DDR3-1600MHz/1866MHz @1.65v(max, min 1.5v)+tight timings and be done with the ram upgrade. I must ask, what is the make and model of your current stick of ram?

Might also want to share your full system's specs with us.

 

[gugamaga25]

Well I tried cpu-z to check the ram model but when I searched it wasn't the same as mine, it was a balistix (I think its the name of the model) but mine isn't ballistix, its normal crucial...

Its an 4GB DDR3-L @ 1600Mhz
CAS LATENCY 9
1,35v

My specs are :
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1ghz
ASUS GT 710 1GB GDDR5

Im not in my PC now so that's all I pretty much know

 

[SkyBill40]

There's never a guarantee that mixing RAM will work even if the DIMMs are of the same manufacturer and timings but purchased separately. That said, if the voltages are the same but the SPDs are not, the system should downclock the faster rated RAM to match that of the lower (if it works at all). If there's mixed voltages, that's a no bueno situation.