Getting different RAM kits to work together

[A Bubble]

So I've just purchased a 16gb kit to upgrade from my current 8gb kit as the old one wasn't sold anymore, I couldn't just buy another 8GB and didn't wanna risk them not working.

So my question is how can I get an 1866mhz cl10 1.5v 16GB kit (of 2) to work with an 8GB 1600mhz cl9 1.65v kit (of 2)? It'd be really nice to have 24Gigs rather than 8 sitting spare.

[SeanAngelo]

So I've just purchased a 16gb kit to upgrade from my current 8gb kit as the old one wasn't sold anymore, I couldn't just buy another 8GB and didn't wanna risk them not working.

So my question is how can I get an 1866mhz cl10 1.5v 16GB kit to work with an 8GB 1600mhz cl9 1.65v kit? It'd be really nice to have 24Gigs rather than 8 sitting spare.

can you still return the 16gb kit? because I would rather get the same speed, cas and voltage ram kit to save the hassle.

 

it can be two different companies but the speed, cas and voltage has to be the same. (correct me if i am wrong)

[A Bubble]

can you still return the 16gb kit? because I would rather get the same speed, cas and voltage ram kit to save the hassle.

I didn't buy with the intention to make them work together. It'd just be nice.

There aren't any kits with the same specs as the older one anymore,

[Morgan MLGman]

So I've just purchased a 16gb kit to upgrade from my current 8gb kit as the old one wasn't sold anymore, I couldn't just buy another 8GB and didn't wanna risk them not working.

So my question is how can I get an 1866mhz cl10 1.5v 16GB kit to work with an 8GB 1600mhz cl9 1.65v kit? It'd be really nice to have 24Gigs rather than 8 sitting spare.

This is possible, it should work. Just set up timings and frequencies the same for all of them, it needs to be as fast as the slowest stick can run at.

[Silverer]

I didn't buy with the intention to make them work together. It'd just be nice.

There aren't any kits with the same specs as the older one anymore,

Plug it in, it MIGHT autoconfig to the minimum specs of DDR3 (or the slower ram) and work perfectly... you dont know until you try it.

[SeanAngelo]

I didn't buy with the intention to make them work together. It'd just be nice.

There aren't any kits with the same specs as the older one anymore,

Oh, i see. Well, I think you can configure the speed, timings etc for all the sticks in the BIOS.

 

EDIT: Like said above, I would just put all the ram sticks in and see if it works. If it doesn't, then remove the kit and work with the 16gb stick.

[A Bubble]

Plug it in, it MIGHT autoconfig to the minimum specs of DDR3 (or the slower ram) and work perfectly... you dont know until you try it.

Tried, system didn't boot. Currently just have the 16gb in.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

Tried, system didn't boot. Currently just have the 16gb in.

never mix different ram types unless the entire type number is equal but not the mhz

[SeanAngelo]

Tried, system didn't boot. Currently just have the 16gb in.

i would rather just have the 16gb kit instead of having 24gb. Like you said, 24gb will be nice but unfortunately it doesn't work