can I use different memory sticks

[Nirofix]

Hello,

i want to upgrade my ram

i have a 8GB Crucial Ballistix Sport LT grey DDR4-2400 stick

and want to upgrade my system to 16 GB.

I saw that crucial made a RGB model of this stick (8GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB) and i was wondering, if i could buy this one and use the both sticls just like they where the same. I would only use this temporarily, I want to swap the non RGB stick in the future, so I havethe same RGB sticks

[LukeSavenije]

It could, and it should. but using different ram sticks is always a bet. and if it doesn't work, just return it.

[Nirofix]

Just now, LukeSavenije said:

It could, and it should. but using different ram sticks is always a bet. and if it doesn't work, just return it.

do u think it will work fine

 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Nirofix said:

do u think it will work fine

 

as said, using different ram sticks in my systems has always worked, but there are times it just doesn't

[Gungpae]

it may work, but not in dual channel since the timings and speeds are different (can be adjusted in bios)

[Nirofix]

Just now, Gungpae said:

it may work, but not in dual channel since the timings and speeds are different (can be adjusted in bios)

so should i downclock the nwe one then to 2400mhz?

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

it may work, but not in dual channel since the timings and speeds are different (can be adjusted in bios)

if you're running on the same speed and timing it should, right?

[BelgianNoise]

Ive been experimenting last week.

As long as you dont mix brands or speeds on the same channel it works 99% of the time.

I tried 2 brands on the same channel(same MHz) and my pc just wouldnt boot.

[Gungpae]

1 minute ago, Nirofix said:

so should i downclock the nwe one then to 2400mhz?

downclock speed, but also the timings. But overall not too experienced with this. Only done it once before with success

 

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

if you're running on the same speed and timing it should, right?

You see i'm not too sure. In theory if you manually adjusted the speed and timing it should work (not using XMP settings). Done it with two different G.Skill ram sticks

[BelgianNoise]

Also i THINK all memory will work at the lowest sticks MHz.

[Nirofix]

Just now, BelgianNoise said:

Ive been experimenting last week.

As long as you dont mix brands or speeds on the same channel it works 99% of the time.

I tried 2 brands on the same channel(same MHz) and my pc just wouldnt boot.

what do you mean with mixing channels

 

[Nirofix]

1 minute ago, Gungpae said:

downclock speed, but also the timings. But overall not too experienced with this. Only done it once before with success

 

You see i'm not too sure. In theory if you manually adjusted the speed and timing it should work (not using XMP settings). Done it with two different G.Skill ram sticks

how do i adjust the timings

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, Nirofix said:

what do you mean with mixing channels

 

you have with most mainstream processors that they have two memory channels (a and b) if you use two different channels, you'll get two single channel sticks that work kinda separate from each other

[BelgianNoise]

Just now, Nirofix said:

what do you mean with mixing channels

 

Like most mobos have dual channel. Left slot and right slot. But on mobos with 4 slots they are grooped by 2.

So i tried putting a crucial ballistic ddr3 4gb 1333MHz on the same channel as a "chinese brand" ddr3 4gb 1333MHz and this crashed my pc on boot

[Gungpae]

1 minute ago, Nirofix said:

how do i adjust the timings

Something like this:

 

tCL, tRCD, tRP, tRAS

 

video for ref: 

 

[Nirofix]

4 minutes ago, BelgianNoise said:

Like most mobos have dual channel. Left slot and right slot. But on mobos with 4 slots they are grooped by 2.

So i tried putting a crucial ballistic ddr3 4gb 1333MHz on the same channel as a "chinese brand" ddr3 4gb 1333MHz and this crashed my pc on boot

so putting both in for example the grey slots how it is specificated in the mobo manual

[BelgianNoise]

Just now, Nirofix said:

so putting both in for example the grey slots how it is specificated in the mobo manual

Gonna give an exemple. This is on my mobos.

 

1 | 2  |  3 |  4, imagine these are the slots, 1 and 2 are one channel. And 3 and 4 the other one.

Most of the times your mobo manual will recommend using 2, then 4, 1 and lastly 3.(on the msi and asus's i own)

Just try not to mix on the same channel. As i said, putting them on a different channel(in ur case, slot 2 and 4) will work 99.9% of the time