Ram Question

[Cmac2552]

I got a pre built computer from cyberpower and it has 8 gigs of ddr4 2400 rocksoul ram. I cant find that anywhere else on the internet and I am thinking about upgrading to 16 gigs of ram. My question is do i need to find more rock soul ram or can i use any 2400 ram that is compatible with my mother board????

[Rainbow Dash]

You need to find the same ram model to avoid any stability issues, or you could find some ram with the same speed and close to the same timings and play around with the timings.

[Electronics Wizardy]

You can mix ram. Any 2400mtz ddr4 unbuffered ram should work fine.

[Fasauceome]

you could sell the ram you currently have and try to break even on the same kind of dimm, so that you can get a matching dimm evenly.

[Srnewbee]

2 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

You can mix ram. Any 2400mtz ddr4 unbuffered ram should work fine.

not too sure about that. If the timing isn't exactly set the same then you will run into issue as far as I know. I am not talking about the primary timings, I am talking all the way down to some unadjustable tertiary timings. Personally, I would NEVER EVER mix.

[Srnewbee]

1 hour ago, fasauceome said:

you could sell the ram you currently have and try to break even on the same kind of dimm, so that you can get a matching dimm evenly.

I second this!

[Electronics Wizardy]

11 minutes ago, Srnewbee said:

not too sure about that. If the timing isn't exactly set the same then you will run into issue as far as I know. I am not talking about the primary timings, I am talking all the way down to some unadjustable tertiary timings. Personally, I would NEVER EVER mix.

They will all run at the same speed, the lower of the 2 normally. I do this all the time and have newer had a issue. 

[Srnewbee]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

They will all run at the same speed, the lower of the 2 normally. I do this all the time and have newer had a issue. 

I have a feeling that you do not overclock. I am not too sure about this but if you do not overclock, I think it should be fine. But as far as my experiences tell me, if you mix rams and overclock, it causes weird problems like sudden frame dips and microstutters.

[Srnewbee]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

They will all run at the same speed, the lower of the 2 normally. I do this all the time and have newer had a issue. 

enlighten me bro. Do you overclock?

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 hours ago, Srnewbee said:

enlighten me bro. Do you overclock?

 

Sometimes, depends on teh system.

7 hours ago, Srnewbee said:

I have a feeling that you do not overclock. I am not too sure about this but if you do not overclock, I think it should be fine. But as far as my experiences tell me, if you mix rams and overclock, it causes weird problems like sudden frame dips and microstutters.

Never seen that probelm. You sure the ram is stable? Probably a problem with ram stability, not the mixing of ram.