Pairing ram help

[nighthawk2547]

if i have 8gb of ddr3 1600mhz from 1 company and i buy the same type of ram from another company is it ok to pair that

 

[vapour]

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Question from nighthawk2547 : "Ram Pairing help"

if i have 8gb of ddr3 1600mhz ram from samsung and i have the same ram from like Ballistix kingston or corsair can i pair them together?

Don't mix even same rams because they may not work together, always buy a pack

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Maybe. RAM is sold in prematched sets for a reason. These are guaranteed to work

If you have to mix the best option is to buy a stick of the exact model number as what you have. This will usually work.

If you can't do that you need to match voltage, speed and cas latency ( timings ). This may or may not work and will depend on specific parts.

Mixing RAM is more likely to work on an Intel system than an AMD system. Don't even try it with Ryzen.