RAM compatibility,CORSAIR ddr3

[Boy07]

Will this http://www.corsair.com/en-in/corsair-memory-8gb-ddr3-memory-cmv8gx3m1a1600c11
be compatible with http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5417#ov ?
I already have Corsair VENGEANCE 1600Mhz 8gb DDR3 installed.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

According you your link

4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory

Support for DDR3 1600/1333 MHz memory modules

You can put 2 or 4 sticks of DDR-3 1333 or 1600 DRAM in there

 

[Boy07]

According you your link

4 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory

Support for DDR3 1600/1333 MHz memory modules

You can put 2 or 4 sticks of DDR-3 1333 or 1600 DRAM in there

So will that new one work/be compatible?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Unless all 4 sticks arrived in the same package, there is no guarantee that it will work.

a) Are they the same model number ?
b) Are they the same speed and same CAS timings
c) Are they the same voltage ?

If they are, you have a got shot and making them play well together. If they are not, then you have to manually edit all the DRAM timings to the least common denominator (lowest speed / highest timings for each BIOS setting). The lower the speed, the greater liklelyhood of success. Dont mix 1.65 and 1.50 v sets

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

When mixing modules it may or may not run , won't know till you try , even identical modules purchased separately can be incompatible.

 

[Boy07]

Unless all 4 sticks arrived in the same package, there is no guarantee that it will work.

a) Are they the same model number ?
b) Are they the same speed and same CAS timings
c) Are they the same voltage ?

If they are, you have a got shot and making them play well together. If they are not, then you have to manually edit all the DRAM timings to the least common denominator (lowest speed / highest timings for each BIOS setting). The lower the speed, the greater liklelyhood of success. Dont mix 1.65 and 1.50 v sets

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[Boy07]

When mixing modules it may or may not run , won't know till you try , even identical modules purchased separately can be incompatible.

So how can I increase ram memory in my system?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

As per your statement,you are telling to get a new exact similar another vengeance ram?But voltage are 1.5V,you can check

What I am saying ... well what both of us are saying is that if you want to be guaranteed that all sticks will work, buy them in the same package.

RAM rules of thumb:

a) All buy the RAM in sets appropriate for your chipset. If you have dual channel MoBo, buy 2 or 3 sticks in a package together, if quad channel, always buy RAM in multiples of 4.

b) Never buy single sticks of RAM.

c) 2 x 8GB is better than 4 x 4 GB. When doing a build, if ya think ya might need to add more RAM, later .. then buy it now ... in the same package.

d) Getting 4 sticks to run happily together is harder than 2

You can try and make them work if backed into a corner... the fact that they are low speed makes it more likely that it will work. The fewer the differences between the 2, the more likely it will work. If it don't work at rated speed and timings, then you have to try some comination of:

1. Lower speed
2. higher timings
3. more DRAM voltage

 

[Boy07]

As per your statement,you are telling to get a new exact similar another vengeance ram?But voltage are 1.5V,you can check

What I am saying ... well what both of us are saying is that if you want to be guaranteed that all sticks will work, buy them in the same package.

RAM rules of thumb:

a) All buy the RAM in sets appropriate for your chipset. If you have dual channel MoBo, buy 2 or 3 sticks in a package together, if quad channel, always buy RAM in multiples of 4.

b) Never buy single sticks of RAM.

c) 2 x 8GB is better than 4 x 4 GB. When doing a build, if ya think ya might need to add more RAM, later .. then buy it now ... in the same package.

d) Getting 4 sticks to run happily together is harder than 2

You can try and make them work if backed into a corner... the fact that they are low speed makes it more likely that it will work. The fewer the differences between the 2, the more likely it will work. If it don't work at rated speed and timings, then you have to try some comination of:

1. Lower speed
2. higher timings
3. more DRAM voltage

Sorry,sorry, I didn't get you.Please make it more simple and just tell me how can I now increase ram?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

If you don't know how to change settings in BIOS, then your best bet is to buy all your sticks in same package.

If you want to mix sticks and the above doesn't do it for you, then best call Corsair and have them walk you thru it.

 

[Boy07]

If you don't know how to change settings in BIOS, then your best bet is to buy all your sticks in same package.

If you want to mix sticks and the above doesn't do it for you, then best call Corsair and have them walk you thru it.

As I have already said in the beginning,i already have 1 corsair ram installed.So for playing latest games I would require more ram,so should I go ahead and buy?but I will have no option to return,have to be confirm first.I hope u got it.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I got it with 1st post. Yes, I know you already have 1 stick installed. Changing the way you ask the question will not change the answer.

1. You have a dual channel motherboard. Dual, meaning two, dictates that the MoBo was designed to work optimally with two (2) sticks installed.

2. Using just one (1) stick means that from the purchase date till now, the performance of your system has been compromised. The correct choice for 8GB of system RAM for your MoBo is 2 x 4Gb not 1 x 8GB.

3. If I had the ability to predict whether or not mixing two different sticks would work in any given situation, I'd be reading the stock market page or horse racing pages at the moment .

4. If you want to be sure that any 2 sticks will work together, then there is one (1) and only one (1) way to insure that. Buy 2 sticks in the same package; that's it ... there is no other option. Asking the same question again with the words rearranged still gets the same answer.

5. The question is harder since we have no idea of the relevant spec data on your installed RAM

a) We know manufacturer (Corsair)
b) We know Model Line (Vengeance)
c) We do not know specific Model No. (i.e. CMK16GX4M2A2133C13)
d) We know type (DDR3)
e) We know speed (1600)
f) We do not know timings (i.e. 9-11-11-24)
g) We do not know voltage (i.e 1.65v)
h) We don not know the module supplier for each set (i.e. Hynix, Samsung, etc)

5. As above, your chances of them working together are pretty good at the 1600 speed.

6. As above, the more of those items a) thru h) that are the same, the better you chances become at trying to get them "play together". You could answer every one of them tho and still all anyone could say is that they "might work" ... or "they'd likely work, but you may have to adjust BIOS settings"

7. As above, even if every item is the exact same thing, there is still no guarantee that they will work together. The manufacture of electronic components is subject to a level of variability; you may have heard of the "silicon lottery". Some sticks come off the line capable of running at 2400... some at 2133, each time a stick fails, it gets tested again at a lower performance level. They test RAM in groups of 2 or 4 to make sure that the two (or four) sticks work together. If they pass the test, they are packaged together. If they don't, they are sold as separate sticks to unsuspecting buyers

8. As above, if ***you** want to take the shot at making them work, and you don't know your way around the BIOS, to change those settings, then your best bet is to call Corsair or your MoBo manufacturer's tech support and have you guide you thru it. You may get lucky and they work right away with no changes. But no one can guarantee that they will.

 

[madmatt30]

It's all been said already , there's no actual guarantee it'll run off the bat when mixing 2 non identical sticks from seperate kits.

However 2x8gb is far more likely to just run OK straight away than mixing 2 kits of 2x4gb sets for 16gb

I'd hazard a guess & say yes it'll be fine , even of it doesn't work automatically it shouldnt be too much hassle altering timings in BIOS to get it to work

 

[Aeacus]

Got a PM from OP to help out and again, i'm here.

The RAM you linked isn't listed in MoBo RAM compatibility list. With this RAM (CMV8GX3M1A1600C11) there's 50:50 chance that it may or may not work in your MoBo. I wouldn't go for that RAM, instead i'd pick the RAM that is listed in the MoBo RAM compatibility list.

Without knowing the existing RAM serial number, there's not much point to suggest you a 2nd RAM stick (since we can't confirm if the two RAM sticks do work together or not).

Taken from MoBo RAM compatibility list:
CMZ32GX3M4X1600C10 - 4x 8GB set
CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 - 1x 8GB
CMD16GX3M2A1600C10 - 2x 8GB set
CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 - 2x 8GB set

These four RAMs above are the only 8GB Corsair RAMs at speeds of 1600 Mhz that has been verified by Gigabyte to work on all 4 RAM slots the MoBo has.

Here you have 2 options to do:
1. Look up your RAM serial number and post it here (serial number is usually printed on a sticker that can be found on the RAM).
2. If you want to have 16GB of RAM, buy either the CMD16GX3M2A1600C10 2x 8GB or CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 2x 8GB RAM set. Remove your old RAM from your system and install the new RAM set.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No matter what modules even if on the QVL lists , can be guaranteed to be compatible with other modules.