RAM compatibility

[Delo]

Hey today I bought Crucial Ballistix Sport 2x4GB DDR3-1600 MHz 9-9-24 1.5v 

 

I want to know if it's compatible with the RAM I already have in my computer which is Crucial Ballistix Sport VLP 2x4GB DDR3-1600 MHz 9-9-24 1.35v

 

The VLP is a bit smaller then the normal sports. 

I do have them both in pairs. I don't know if it's just the clock type and the clockspeed that makes them compatible or if there are more factors.

 

I havent been able to test them because my system is having power issues.

 

I also included a picture of the two RAM sticks for comparison 

http://i60.tinypic.com/2hhk408.jpg

 

The system I am running now is: 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/byMmQ7 

[TheSLSAMG]

It should work fine together, seeing as the timings and speed match.

[mopman94]

It should work fine together, seeing as the timings, speed and voltage match.

Voltage doesn't match.

[TheSLSAMG]

Voltage doesn't match.

OP had a typo, most any DDR3 would explode at 3.5V. BIOSes limit it to 1.9xx for a reason.

[Orblivion]

Voltages still don't match though, the typo was probably from 1.35v not 1.5v.

 

EDIT:  Yeah it is 1.35v you can see it in the attached img

[TheSLSAMG]

Voltages still don't match though, the typo was probably from 1.35v not 1.5v.

 

EDIT:  Yeah it is 1.35v you can see it in the attached img

Okay, thanks. To which point, they will still work together. 1.35V RAM can usually be brought up to 1.5V without issue. You can even overclock it, but only if all of the RAM can achieve that speed.

[Delo]

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[Delo]

Voltage doesn't match.

 

 

Okay, thanks. To which point, they will still work together. 1.35V RAM can usually be brought up to 1.5V without issue. You can even overclock it, but only if all of the RAM can achieve that speed.

 

Does it matter though that the voltages don't match since they are running in pairs? 

 

If I want to make them match, do I change the voltage of the lower one up to 1.5v or lower the voltage of the higher one to 1.35? If anybody could explain it to me that would be great.

[Shadow-R]

Does it matter though that the voltages don't match since they are running in pairs? 

 

If I want to make them match, do I change the voltage of the lower one up to 1.5v or lower the voltage of the higher one to 1.35? If anybody could explain it to me that would be great.

Terve!

I was just reading through this in hope to find something on my own problem.

As far as I see this situation, I would recommend you to first and foremost get rid of the power issues. (If you have voltage spikes, your system takes damage)

You cannot test your systems stability if you have a problem, so you cannot tell if you are sucessfull.

After that, I highly recommend, that you put your voltage at 1.35v and see if your new sticks (without the older ones that require 1.5v) work fine.

If they do just install the new ones at 1.35v and see if the system runs fine. (I guess you know how to do that)

Shoud you not be able to get it stable it is your call to make.

You can bump up the voltage in steps until it works all fine or you can cancel your project.

If you decide to take a try about enhighing voltages, make very shure your RAM is cooled enough because while CPUs and GPUs have systems to protect themselves, RAM does not have that. If it gets to hot, it dies. I do not want you to kill your RAM, so be aware of this.

Hope I could help you with that.

Sayonara!