Old Ballistix Ram Compatible With New Model?

[Elo Gaming]

I have a pair of 4gb crucial ballistix 2400 running dual channel but now I’m in need of more ram but now one amazon and Newegg, all they sell are the newer ballistix models. So if I buy the same speed (2400mhz) to run quad channel will it matter Between the new and old ram together?

[Elo Gaming]

What my pair look like (red)

 

what the new pair look like (black)

[ThatOneRussian]

As long as they are both ddr3 or 4 it will work just fine.

[Elo Gaming]

1 minute ago, ThatOneRussian said:

As long as they are both ddr3 or 4 it will work just fine.

Are there different latencies or timings that will make them inefficient ?

[jaslion]

5 minutes ago, Elo Gaming said:

What my pair look like (red)

 

what the new pair look like (black)

If you can match them as close to the old ones as possible then you have the greatest chance of it working without problems.

[ThatOneRussian]

Just now, Elo Gaming said:

Are there different latencies or timings that will make them inefficient ?

It's mainly the speed of the RAM that actually matters. If you have two sets of RAM with different speeds. Both sets will automatically default to the speed of the lowest set. Since, presumably, the type of memory is the same and the speed. It will not matter. Even if you use a different brand of memory all together.

[Elo Gaming]

Just now, jaslion said:

If you can match them as close to the old ones as possible then you have the greatest chance of it working without problems.

That’s what im planning to do but I don’t know much about the manufacturing of ram so are there differences of architecture of the memory modules?

[jaslion]

Just now, Elo Gaming said:

That’s what im planning to do but I don’t know much about the manufacturing of ram so are there differences of architecture of the memory modules?

There are only a couple of actual ram manufacturers out there. But all in all as long as you match up the speed and timings as close as possible you should be fine.

[Elo Gaming]

2 minutes ago, ThatOneRussian said:

It's mainly the speed of the RAM that actually matters. If you have two sets of RAM with different speeds. Both sets will automatically default to the speed of the lowest set. Since, presumably, the type of memory is the same and the speed. It will not matter. Even if you use a different brand of memory all together.

Ok thanks i think I’ll try that set of ram.

[Elo Gaming]

Just now, jaslion said:

There are only a couple of actual ram manufacturers out there. But all in all as long as you match up the speed and timings as close as possible you should be fine.

Alright thanks for the insight.

[ThatOneRussian]

Just now, Elo Gaming said:

Ok thanks i think I’ll try that set of ram.

No worries! Happy to help