RAM Mixing Question

[RWeThereYet]

Hello LTT Forums,

It has been a while but I could surely use the benefit of your collected experience once again.

 

I have a 4ish year old desktop (Asus z170S Sabertooth, i7 6700k) that I am trying to age gracefully and even into a workhorse.

 

I am not willing to buy a new MB or CPU at this time but I would like to up my RAM to 64 GB. However, due to a desire to save a buck whenever possible I am curious about mixing RAM. I was told never to do it if you can avoid it, and heeded this. Unfortunately this means I have no experience to draw on with it and I am coming to you folks for a stupid check and help.

 

My Asus Sabertooth Z170S has a i7 6700k and tech specs that say:

·         4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, DDR4 2400/2133 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

·         Dual Channel Memory Architecture

·         Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)

·         ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

·         Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs.

 

My original 32 GB of memory (Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 2400 MHz DDR4 DRAM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit 32GB (16GBx2) CL16 BLS2K16G4D240FSC) says this:

·         Speed - DDR4-2400

·         Warranty - Manufacturer's Limited Lifetime

·         CAS latency - 16

·         DRAM family - Ballistix Sport

·         Density - 32GB Kit (16GBx2)

·         Brand - Ballistix

·         Module type - UDIMM

·         Extended timings - 16-16-16

·         Form factor - UDIMM

·         Technology - DDR4

·         Voltage - 1.2V

·         PC speed - PC4-19200

·         Kit Qty - 2

·         Specs - DDR4 PC4-19200 • 16-16-16 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR4-2400 • 1.2V •

·         DIMM type – Unbuffered

 

My new memory (Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2400C16 Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 2400 (PC4-19200) C16 for DDR4 Systems):

·         Dual / Quad Channel

·         Memory Series VENGEANCE LPX

·         Memory Type DDR4

·         Memory Size 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB)

·         Tested Latency 16-16-16-39

·         Tested Voltage 1.2V

·         Tested Speed 2400MHz

·         SPD Latency 16-16-16-39

·         SPD Speed 2400MHz

·         SPD Voltage 1.2V

·         Speed Rating PC4-19200 (2400MHz)

·         Compatibility Intel 100 Series,Intel 200 Series,Intel 300 Series,Intel 400 Series,Intel X299,AMD 300 Series,AMD 400 Series,AMD X570

·         Heat Spreader Anodized Aluminum

·         Package Memory Format DIMM

·         Performance Profile XMP 2.0

·         Package Memory Pin 288

 

I bought 64 gigs of the new stuff just in case.

 

Can I get away with mixing the two, and send half back to save $100 and less ewaste? I have it drilled into my head mixing ram can/will make things unstable (maybe this is a holdover from the 90’s or 00’s and things have changed) is that a real possibility?

 

Thank you in advance for your time and help, I hope you have a fantastic day.

[GhostRoadieBL]

No problem at all running mix and match. If you are planning to overclock the pants off it then you will be running into stability issues but there's nothing wrong with running mixed companies. 

If I believe the sites the companies are even using the same memory chips and just put their own name and xmp profile on them. 

[Ankh Tech]

The huge odds are it wont work but if you are lucky enough it might, we can't be sure

[svmlegacy]

36 minutes ago, RWeThereYet said:

Can I get away with mixing the two

You picked the same speed and latency RAM. Chances are very very good that it's going to work just fine.