Using two brands

Rowan88 · 16 Apr 2018 at 12:08

Hi.

In my setup currently I have Corsair Vengeance Low Profile DDR3 1600XMP 4GB x 2.

I was looking to buy these
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/king...ual-channel-kit-hx318c10fwk2-8-my-172-ks.html

Am I right in saying this will work fine but my Kingston ones will reduce to 1600MHz??

Also if this is true what is a better factor?
1. More ram with lower speed
2. Less ram with faster speed

Thanks

Rowan88 · 25 Apr 2018 at 09:54

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Sorry to bump

Minibiker · 25 Apr 2018 at 10:10

Rowan88 said:
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Sorry to bump

The RAM will run at the slower speeds so 1600mhz

Rowan88 · 25 Apr 2018 at 10:48

So whats a better choice:

1. 16gb at 1600mhz
2. 8gb at 2133mhz

Nasher · 27 Apr 2018 at 08:18

8gb at 2133 unless your doing something which needs more than 8gb.

Pocah · 27 Apr 2018 at 10:13

I would say without a doubt 16GB.
The reason is your existing memory is CL9 and the new memory, while it has a higher frequency, is CL10, so in fact, it's that much faster than your old memory. You can place the new stuff in, run it at 1600Mhz and adjust the timing to 9 9 9 26 and it will match the performance of your existing ram, which is almost as fast as the 2133MHz setting. You could even possibly reduce it to 8 8 8 24. But, anyway, doing it that way you get the best of both worlds. You get to keep your existing ram and you get good performance.