Will I have Double Dual Channel?

[Jurassic Park]

Hello everyone,

I'm buying 2x4GB RAM that is same brand and model.
I already have 2 sticks and they work in dual channel despite that they are different brand and model,but same frequency and latency.
My question is:will I be able to have double dual channel if i buy 2 sticks (2x4) of same brand?

My motherboard is MSI Z97 PC Mate


Every suggestion is more then welcome!

 

[galeener]

Its not double dual channel there are 2 channels if your board has 4 memory slots 2 are channel A and 2 are channel B.
So if it all works you will just have dual channel with more memory.

 

[dstln]

There's no guarantee unless you buy a matching set of 4, and then you may as well sell what you have and buy a bigger set of 2. So basically, it may possibly work, but we can't say it will.

 

[Karadjgne]

There's only a few actual OEMs for ram, and they sell to every brand, so there's multiple brands that are actually exactly the same. This makes brands a moot point when adding ram. Ram IC's are made from silicon, each batch being cut from a single sheet. Due to different impurities and composition of the silicon, each sheet is different. So you can get 2 kits, from 2 different batches, that are identical in every other way (speed, color, brand, size etc) and they can be totally non-compliant with each other.

There's only One Guarantee when mixing ram from any other kit, there are No guarantees. Period. They may work as is, they might need slight adjustments to speeds or timings or voltages or they may not play nice at all. There's simply no way to tell until tried. This is why it's recommended to buy 1 kit for all, it's sticks are factory tested to be compatible.

That said, you only have 2 channels on that mobo, so if set up correctly, you'll have 2x pairs of ram both in dual channel.

 

[Jurassic Park]

There's only a few actual OEMs for ram, and they sell to every brand, so there's multiple brands that are actually exactly the same. This makes brands a moot point when adding ram. Ram IC's are made from silicon, each batch being cut from a single sheet. Due to different impurities and composition of the silicon, each sheet is different. So you can get 2 kits, from 2 different batches, that are identical in every other way (speed, color, brand, size etc) and they can be totally non-compliant with each other.

There's only One Guarantee when mixing ram from any other kit, there are No guarantees. Period. They may work as is, they might need slight adjustments to speeds or timings or voltages or they may not play nice at all. There's simply no way to tell until tried. This is why it's recommended to buy 1 kit for all, it's sticks are factory tested to be compatible.

That said, you only have 2 channels on that mobo, so if set up correctly, you'll have 2x pairs of ram both in dual channel.

Thanks everyone for answers.

One more question:how will I know that they work in dual channel,once i install them in slots?

 

[Karadjgne]

Cpu-z. If you need software verification. If you only want visual verification then stick each pair in its own color. Most normally, that's #1-#3 and #2-#4 (count from cpu). So your ram would be old-new-old-new or new-old-new-old, depending on prior setup.

 

[Jurassic Park]

Ok guys,I just received and installed two new sticks of RAM.
I checked with Cpu-z and here is screenshot of it:
https://ibb.co/jRcDYxg

It's says ''dual channel'',but I would like confirmation from you guys just to be 100% sure.

 

[Karadjgne]

Lol. It is exactly as it says.