Using different ages of ram

[Daedpewl]

So a friend of my cousin's says that it's bad to use ram of different wear and tear, even if same exact ram stick, well I was wondering how true this was. I was thinking of getting one stick of 8gb of ram, then getting another down the road, the same exact make/model.

 

[Daedpewl]

I was thinking of getting this stick in a couple weeks, https://pcpartpicker.com/product/TTnG3C/crucial-memory-ct8g4dfs8213 ...then when i get the money again, buying the same exact one

 

[ksham]

There is a reason that RAM comes in different package sizes. Mixing and matching RAM (even brand new ones) of the same make, model, frequency, and CAS latency is not guaranteed to work.

 

[Daedpewl]

There is a reason that RAM comes in different package sizes. Mixing and matching RAM (even brand new ones) of the same make, model, frequency, and CAS latency is not guaranteed to work.

R.I.P., thanks mate

 

[dontlistentome]

As long as it's the same kind, in specs, I've never had trouble mixing makes and ages of ram. For instance 240 pin DDR3 1333 cas 9 9 9 24 1.5V, I'm using two different kinds right now, bought them over two years apart, no issues.

It's when people do things like try to run tighter timings because one stick has lower numbers, or run ram at a faster clock speed because one stick is rated for it, that they have problems.