should i take some ram out?

[ericxiong10]

i got 2 sticks of 8gb each of patriot psd38g13332 and 2 sticks of 2gb each corsair vs2gb1333d4 for a total of 20 gb on dual channel. is the corsair slowing my performance and if so by how much? is it recommended to take corsairs out or leave em in?

 

[Slow Pri]

OK. For RAM I would NEVER recommend having two different brands mixed with RAM, just cause that can cause issues. Issue's such as lower ram speeds and other power issues.

 

[tsnor]

If it is working leave them in. If you are hitting weird blyue screens take them out.

Use CPUZ from CPUID to see the memory speed you are running. Google and only download from CPUID. IF you see the system memory setting from teh memory tab is a lot slower than the SPD data for your 2x 8GB memory then I would consider taking out the 2X 2GB. Otherwise leave them in.

Do make sure the paired memory sticks are in the paired dimm slots so that you can run in dual channel mode. Its not much better, but will give single digit performance boosts for some workloads.

Good Luck.

Aside, win7 or win8 or win10 is using that memory to pre-fetch programs that you run so that when you start them they will start very quickly.

 

[aquielisunari]

i got 2 sticks of 8gb each of patriot psd38g13332 and 2 sticks of 2gb each corsair vs2gb1333d4 for a total of 20 gb on dual channel. is the corsair slowing my performance and if so by how much? is it recommended to take corsairs out or leave em in?

If it isn't broke, don't fix it. That's part and parcel of the KISS principle. You have already strayed away from the norm by mixing brands. However the timings, voltage and speeds are identical. This is an issue faced by a very very tiny minority of PC users. Usually mixing RAM instead of buying a complete kit isn't recommended. Sometimes money is a big decision maker.

You are welcome to run memtest https://www.techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-memtest64/ and http://www.thewindowsclub.com/windows-memory-diagnostics-tool-in-windows-7 for a second opinion. Because you aren't running into problems I'd keep things simple and leave it the way it is.

What would lead you to believe the Corsair is slowing things down? The speeds of the Corsair are the same as the Patriot RAM. TO answer your question, no the Corsair isn't slowing things down.