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You should be fine.  You might not be able to run them both at full speed but you should still be fine.

 

I'm running some weird semibranded memory (16GB) then 8GB Corsair Vengeance with no problems, but only at 1333Mhz.

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Hi all, recently I was given a 16GB set of corsair vengeance DDR3 to go with my current 8GB kit, however the latency is different on both kits.

Will I be able to combine the two with relative stability, or should I only use the 16GB set?

 

16GB here:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/16gb-(2x8gb)-corsair-ddr3-vengeance-racing-red-pc3-14900-(1866)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-10-11-10-30-x

 

8GB here:

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb-(2x4gb)-corsair-vengeance-blue-ddr3-pc3-14900(1866)-non-ecc-unbuffered-9-10-9-27-xmp-150v

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You should be fine.  You might not be able to run them both at full speed but you should still be fine.

 

I'm running some weird semibranded memory (16GB) then 8GB Corsair Vengeance with no problems, but only at 1333Mhz.

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It will usually run at the speed of the slowest kit OR default to a very failsafe 1333/1600 11-11-11-30 timing.

 

Then you can configure it manually, but it should work.

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mix it. the board don't give a rat's butt.

 

just make sure to duel channel properly.

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Okay, thanks everyone. I should be fine anyway considering one stick of the 8GB kit refuses to go over 1600Mhz, so they'll likely be stuck at the current speed then.  :)

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