Trying to upgrade to 16 GB

[impet25]

i have Corsair vengeance 2x4 and I wanna know if adding 2 more sticks would give me any issues, and most importantly will the frequency split between the 4 sticks (400 MHz each) and will I be sacrificing performance by adding the 2 or should I sell the 2 sticks I have and get 2x8. My specs are i7 3770k, GA-Z77X-D3H,GTX 980ti hybrid, pc power and cooling 950 watt silver. Thanx.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

I would sell your current sticks and replacing them with 2x8GB sticks.

Mixing RAM is usually never a good idea - they may play well together or they won't let the computer boot at all.

Getting new sticks pretty much guarantees you won't have an issue.

 

[sammy sung]

Nine times out of ten identical kits will work in tandem with one another. When they don't work together another nine times out of ten it's a memory error you'll receive as opposed to the system simply not booting. For any configuration you'll want to memtest them for at least a full day.

It's never really advised to use two separate kits, even identical ones. It's kind of like, "I'm 95% sure these berries aren't poisonous." You want to be certain in order to not pay a hefty price.

 

[impet25]

Thanks for the quick reply guys, do you guys have a certain kit you could recommend me that would be compatible with my system. Thanks again.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Just stick to the same brand, shouldn't give you issues - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233246