Mix Matching Ram
 

Gonna add a bit of ram to my setup

Right now I have g.skill PC3-12800 DDR3-1600 2gb kit

Would it mess up the setup if I get a 8gb kit and and run both?
Different brand same speed?

To be more clear i have 2x 1gb sticks
Gonna get another kit with 2x 4gb sticks

both ddr3-1600

would that be ok?

I dont see why not. I've done that before and as long as it's compatible, it's not gonna be a problem.

check the timing, and the voltage as well. If they're rated for different voltages, you'll have a problem. The timing - if they're the same, great, if not - you might have to down the timing to the slowest pair.

Failed.

bought Kingston 2x4gb same speed similar voltage 1.6 vs 1.65

no video output
tried everything even switching all ram out. 1 at a time.

I think mobo only supports 2gb sticks
but it says max mobo can handle 16gb

1.65 and 1.6 is not the same. You need RAM running at the same Voltage...

but thing is even if I install 1 stick
it wont boot video

in bios, was your ram setting on AUTO or did you manually set it to 1.xx before hand when/if you oc'd your comp

why i ask is because what happened to me (a long long time ago, like AMD Athlon 2500 / P4 days) I had ram voltage manually setted up and when I purchased a different set of ram (which ran at diff voltage) it fried my mobo at the time
it wouldnt boot, make lots of beeps no videos nothing

but i dont think its the case here

Its probably auto but ill check.

the thing is there is no beep sound or anything computer boots but no video at all.
tried diff video sockets

Mixing different sticks almost never works. Unless everything is identical, don't bother. Besides, going from 8GB to 10GB isn't going to be a huge deal anyway.

its 4gb to 8gb

the thing is even when I take out the 2x2gb sticks and put in the new 2x4gb sticks it still doesnt load video.

I wouldn't mind throwing the old ram away and having 8gb

You said you have a 2GB kit and an 8GB kit. You said you wanted to use all 4 sticks. That would be 10GB.

But it sounds like your problem isn't that (yet) since the 8GB kit doesn't work by itself.

So for now, forget about the 2GB kit and try getting the 8GB kit to work. First try running one stick at a time, to see if one of them is bad.

my bad lol my old kit is 2x2gb = 4gb

will try

No good, 1 stick doesnt work with any of the 4 slots.

Power goes through everything but no video, no beep, keyboard and mouse no power.

Ughh fustrating

Did you try both sticks?

yea both sticks.... all 4 slots.
old ram works fine all 4 slots each stick

G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN Dual Channel Memory Kit - G.Skill - F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit - G.Skill - F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
aree those the same pretty much?

this is the new ram
Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 XMP Dual Channel Memory Kit - Kingston - KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX

You haven't said what your motherboard is or anything like that

Should just get the same ram no matter what. Especially if you OC, and make sure its all the way in, i make that mistake all the time.. (thats what she said :lawl:)

m4a77td

Newegg.ca - ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

I make sure its in all the way
makes the clicking sound and double check the sides if secure

Did you reset the BIOS before turning it on with the new ram?

skinnypups got a point. Why do you only want to upgrade just an extra two?

I say crank it to 16 and sit back and enjoy. But yes the specs have to match.

How do I reset bios
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ok I reset cmos and the main boot screen shows.
I set bios to default and same problem occurs.

Gonna try setting default with no ram inside and then seat the ram see how it goes

No good same problem.
Guess ill just return the ram tomorrow

should i switch to these because seems exacly the same and will work with no issue
G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL Ripjaws PC3-12800 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Core i5 1.5V Memory Kit - G.Skill - F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL