will this RAM work

[ruecklm14]

Hi, so I have this ram on my system (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004QBUL1C/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

and want to know will I be able to add this ram to it?

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengeance-Desktop-Memory-CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10/dp/B006EWUO22/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1390953733&sr=1-1&keywords=16gb+ram
also, will it add it or just use the slower ram?

This is my mobo
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CBFPZDO/ref=oh_details_o08_s01_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[DarkSable]

..do you want to tell us the little details like, say, what your motherboard is?

It will run them at the slowest speed, and additionally, the 8GB sticks will be used as 4GB sticks. The other thing your motherboard might do is run it all in single channel, in which case you'd have two 8GB and two 4GB stick at different speeds, but single channel is slow.

Generally you don't ever want to use ram that isn't the exact same model - even when buying the ram individually rather than in sets, you can run into issues.

Why do you think you need more ram, anyways? For most people, there's absolutely no need to go over 8GB.

 

[Tradesman1]

Try them with the 8GB sticks in slots 1-3 and the 4s in 2-4 (from CPU), boot into BIOS, and make sure the base timings ar 10-10-10-27, set the DRAM voltage to 1.57 and give it a try, if no joy may have to raise the MC voltage up a tad maybe + 0.04

 

[dark_lord69]

You will end up using all that memory in single channel mode. You can mix memory but Dual Channel mode will be disabled. (Meaning slower speed)
That is the only way a computer will use RAM with mixed timings and configurations. Some people claim you can't do that at all... Not true... Some others claim that there will be various issues... I haven't seen any in all my years of supporting computers. The only issue I know of for sure is that the memory will use Single Channel Mode. (Which I don't recommend, especially if you are a gamer.)

I agree with DarkSable... Most people don't need more than 8 GB. If your computer has speed issues it's likely NOT your RAM (or a lack of).
I upgraded my computer with more RAM... but I bought the EXACT SAME model... (I had 4 GB...) Which means can (and DO) run Dual Channel mode.

 

[Tradesman1]

That depends on the mobo and how it handles DRAM if it operates in fles mode it can run both dual and single channel at once, and yes, again depending on the mobo you can mix sizes of DRAM and still run dual channel, mobos have advanced greatly in the last 2-3 years, and so few keep up with. Most mobos these days simply look for an equal amount of DRAM in each channel doesn't matter if it's two 8GB sticks - one in each channel or a single 8 in channel A and 2 4GB sticks in channel B (8 in each channel = dual channel), even many AMD mobos support this these days...and with Intel and flex mode can have say 8 in channel A and 4 in channel B and will result in 8GB running in dual channel and the odd 4 in single channel