ram Buying 2 single 16 GB RAM sticks vs buying a 2x16 GB RAM Kit

[Araleiya]

Hi, I've just ordered 2 sticks of 3600 MHz, 16 GB RAM for my first ever desktop but I was told that there might be an issue with buying RAM separately and not from a RAM Kit.
Is this true? I've never built a PC before so I start to get paranoid when I'm told these things. I purchased them separately because it was cheaper but if they won't work together I'll need to cancel the order as soon as possible.

The RAM I bought was two Crucial Ballistix Black DDR4 3600MHz 16GB (BL16G36C16U4B)

Sorry for any grammatical errors in this post, my first language isn't English.

[Eighjan]

3 minutes ago, Araleiya said:

Hi, I've just ordered 2 sticks of 3600 MHz, 16 GB RAM for my first ever desktop but I was told that there might be an issue with buying RAM separately and not from a RAM Kit.
Is this true? I've never built a PC before so I start to get paranoid when I'm told these things. I purchased them separately because it was cheaper but if they won't work together I'll need to cancel the order as soon as possible.

The RAM I bought was two Crucial Ballistix Black DDR4 3600MHz 16GB (BL16G36C16U4B)

Sorry for any grammatical errors in this post, my first language isn't English.

 

A matched pair will more reliably "play nice" together; two singles bought from the same retailer in the same cart are less likely to share that luxury.

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There can be some issues, but most probably they should work. I bought 2 8GB sticks from Crucial separately and they work fine together in dual channel. Should not be a problem. 

[Araleiya]

1 minute ago, Eighjan said:

A matched pair will more reliably "play nice" together; two singles bought from the same retailer in the same cart do not share that luxury.

Even if they're from the same manufacturer with the same part number?

[Eighjan]

1 minute ago, Araleiya said:

Even if they're from the same manufacturer with the same part number?

Yes.  A matched pair are sold that way on purpose.

Problems are rare, but if you 'need' the machine urgently, can you take the chance?

[Araleiya]

3 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

Yes.  A matched pair are sold that way on purpose.

I guess I'll have to spend a bit more then, its not too big of a difference, I just thought I could save a bit of money doing it this way.. 

thank you for your help btw.

[Eighjan]

Just now, Araleiya said:

I guess I'll have to spend a bit more then, its not too big of a difference, I just thought I could save a bit of money doing it this way.. 

A kit of two 16GB shouldn't be more expensive than two singles... if they are, time to shop around.

[Araleiya]

2 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

A kit of two 16GB shouldn't be more expensive than two singles... if they are, time to shop around.

I tried looking around but I couldn't find anything. the ones sold separately came to 1420,- dkk and the kit was 1568,- dkk.

I even tried an online price checker but I couldn't find them any cheaper without ordering internationally, which I'd prefer not to.

[Eighjan]

1 minute ago, Araleiya said:

I tried looking around but I couldn't find anything. the ones sold separately came to 1420,- dkk and the kit was 1568,- dkk.

I even tried an online price checker but I couldn't find them any cheaper without ordering internationally, which I'd prefer not to.

Ohh; that's a shame... good luck.