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Mix and match RAM?

ShinyitalianguyShinyitalianguy Registered User regular
edited November 2009 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
I was wondering if different brands of RAM could be mixed. I don't mean DDR3 and DDR2, I mean, for example, G.Skill and Crucial. Everything else is same, 240 pin, DDR2, just different brands.

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  • bigwahbigwah Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Yes, you can even match different speeds (not DDR and DDR2 like you said) and it will down clock the faster stick.

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  • GrimReaperGrimReaper Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    Don't be surprised if you come across weird oddities though, especially since you're likely not going to be using ECC RAM.

    You can mix and match, but I've found there are sometimes weird oddities that can surface.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    GrimReaper wrote: »
    Don't be surprised if you come across weird oddities though, especially since you're likely not going to be using ECC RAM.

    You can mix and match, but I've found there are sometimes weird oddities that can surface.

    If I started getting "weird oddities" I'd be running some Memtest and playing "Find the bad stick of RAM" not just chalking it up to mixing memory.

    As long as the RAM is all capable of running at the same speed/timings together (down to JEDEC standards, if nothing else) it should be perfectly fine.

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited November 2009
    PeregrineFalcon wrote: »
    GrimReaper wrote: »
    Don't be surprised if you come across weird oddities though, especially since you're likely not going to be using ECC RAM.

    You can mix and match, but I've found there are sometimes weird oddities that can surface.

    If I started getting "weird oddities" I'd be running some Memtest and playing "Find the bad stick of RAM" not just chalking it up to mixing memory.

    As long as the RAM is all capable of running at the same speed/timings together (down to JEDEC standards, if nothing else) it should be perfectly fine.

    This is good advice. I've rarely had the same sticks of memory in my machines at the same time. You shouldn't have a problem, and memtest should be your first stop if you do.

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