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I currently have this motherboard http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-Motherboard-...

AND this RAM http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG96YA/ref=wms_o...

I was wondering can i add another 4gb of this ram? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9-1600MH... 

If i buy it and add it to my current motherboard will everything work fine or does it have to be same brand? Thanks :)

I wouldn't recommend doing that.  These RAMs have different timings, and in order for them to work, you would have to set the Ballistix RAM to 9-9-9-24.  This is doable, and fairly easy, I have just heard that to get the best results, you should buy the exact same stick of RAM whenever possible to avoid instability and problems.

I currently have this motherboard http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-Motherboard-...
AND this RAM http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG96YA/ref=wms_o...

I was wondering can i add another 4gb of this ram? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9-1600MH... 

If i buy it and add it to my current motherboard will everything work fine or does it have to be same brand? Thanks :)

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I currently have this motherboard http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-M5A78L-M-USB3-Motherboard-...

AND this RAM http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006YG96YA/ref=wms_o...

I was wondering can i add another 4gb of this ram? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9-1600MH... 

If i buy it and add it to my current motherboard will everything work fine or does it have to be same brand? Thanks :)

I wouldn't recommend doing that.  These RAMs have different timings, and in order for them to work, you would have to set the Ballistix RAM to 9-9-9-24.  This is doable, and fairly easy, I have just heard that to get the best results, you should buy the exact same stick of RAM whenever possible to avoid instability and problems.

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