Will DDR3 Work with DDR3L

[xNotix]

Hey so right now i have ddr3 memory can i upgrade and purchase some ddr3l?

 

[sizzling]

Mixing RAM not bought as a kit even with the same make and exact model is not guaranteed to work, hence why we have matched kits. It's usually ok but not always.

In this case you would have to run all your RAM at the lower voltage 1.35v which may make your non L RAM unstable at stock speeds.

In short if your going to add RAM make sure its exactly the same as what you have to avoid possible issues.

 

[xNotix]

Mixing RAM not bought as a kit even with the same make and exact model is not guaranteed to work, hence why we have matched kits. It's usually ok but not always.

In this case you would have to run all your RAM at the lower voltage 1.35v which may make your non L RAM unstable at stock speeds.

In short if your going to add RAM make sure its exactly the same as what you have to avoid possible issues.

my ddr3 ram is at 1.35v already. and im going to buy exact same Frequency / voltage / Cas to hopefully get it working

 

[sizzling]

Just make sure the place you buy it from has a good returns policy, it is not guaranteed to work.

 

[xNotix]

Just make sure the place you buy it from has a good returns policy, it is not guaranteed to work.

i hope it does. i mean i tried my brothers ram because it was curious and it worked and it had different cas and mhz

 

[ex_bubblehead]

DDR3L is, by specification, able to run on a 5v system alongside DDR3. No down volting required. The reverse however is NOT going to work. DDR3 will not run on a board designed specifically for DDR3L.

However, the warning given by @sizzling stands. It's a very bad idea to mix RAM.

 

[xNotix]

DDR3L is, by specification, able to run on a 5v system alongside DDR3. No down volting required. The reverse however is NOT going to work. DDR3 will not run on a board designed specifically for DDR3L.

However, the warning given by @sizzling stands. It's a very bad idea to mix RAM.

i mean my brothers ram that had 1333mhz and cas9 worked on my 1600mhz ram and cas11 so i hope the ram im buying iwll work for me

 

[sizzling]

Yeah it can work, just not every time