Will this ram mix work?

Ascendents · 13 Jan 2013

i know you cant mix different brands of RAM together but have a look at these config the idea is the two red in red and the two black in black let me know what you think...

Mobo - Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus V FORMULA LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard

RAM - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10R

RAM - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10

kbrady1979 · 13 Jan 2013

As long as the sticks of RAM are good, it will work. It is a well known fact that a matched kit is a better than mixing and matching though.

Ascendents · 13 Jan 2013

Knowing that a matched kit is better would there be any loss in performance for this setup?

kbrady1979 · 13 Jan 2013

Can't answer that without having it in hand and testing it against a matched set....unfortunately.

Ascendents · 13 Jan 2013

Thanks for the quick reply

kbrady1979 · 13 Jan 2013

No problem! Theoretically, it shouldn't matter and it should work just the same as a matched set, but RAM is a finicky piece of hardware so all bets are off.

smarteyeball · 13 Jan 2013

kbrady1979 said:

but RAM is a finicky piece of hardware so all bets are off.

That it is.

alikhan · 17 Jan 2013

Some motherboards are very sensitive to mismatched ram. There can be manufacturing differences, even between the same part numbers.That is why ram is sold in kits.
All RAM installed in a machine needs to be run at the same voltage, speed, and latency settings -- they can't be set independently for each DIMM.