Question Need to upgrade ram but can't find same brand ram. What to do? HELP!

[Tapogam]

Hello everyone,

I want to upgrade my single channel ram setup to dual-channel from ram capacity from 8GB to 16GB but I am unable to find the same brand ram in the market. They're showing out of stock since this Covid-19 affected us.



Currently, I am using this ram in my PC (Corsair vengeance DDR3 8GB x 1) -

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Memory/High-Performance-Memory/Vengeance®-—-8GB-DDR3-Memory-Kit/p/CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10



Motherboard - Asus z97a -

https://www.asus.com/in/Motherboards/Z97A/specifications/



My question - Should I mix the ram brands? If yes then please help me choosing one

 

[SamirD]

You should be able to easily find this module used--it's one of the most popular used ddr3 modules in existence. I wouldn't even try to buy it new from a 'marketplace' seller as that will probably be fake and not work.

Because this is just very plain jane 1600 ddr3, I don't think you'll have a problem mixing another brand, especially if all the specs are identical.

 

[BOSS518P]

Used or you could scrap the first stick and purchase a kit (not required)
I suggest you buy any compatible stick and test if it works