how much pain will adding more ram be?

mark2410 · 5 May 2015 at 12:12

hello, so ive just ordered some more ram, 8gb just isnt enough anywore so seeing https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-061-TG&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387 on offer it seemed a good option.

i have the same but in gold already so timing and stuff i assume being the same, im hoping i can just drop it in and bingo, settings all remain the same and no bother at all.

im worried it wont be that easy though as the ram timings i remember having a right pain making the mobo actually use the xmp profile for them. so should it be a drop in and done or a take the entire day off to dick around with it?

Ayahuasca · 5 May 2015 at 12:39

That's why you should always buy matching kits.

If you could link your gold ones we can tell you whether they are the same.

You shouldn't have an issue running them at standard speed and timings though.

mark2410 · 5 May 2015 at 14:31

Ayahuasca said:
That's why you should always buy matching kits.

If you could link your gold ones we can tell you whether they are the same.

You shouldn't have an issue running them at standard speed and timings though.

well the item as linked in my order history shows as no longer existing but a copy paste of its description is

TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01)

Ayahuasca · 5 May 2015 at 14:49

Shouldn't be an issue then, looks like the same RAM.

mark2410 · 5 May 2015 at 15:35

Ayahuasca said:
Shouldn't be an issue then, looks like the same RAM.

yeah i think it is the same, so should be no problems right. just cant really afford to waste a day faffing with it right now if its not.

zola25 · 6 May 2015 at 18:22

RAM versions can differ. I recently RMA'd some memory to Corsair and the ones I got back were a different version that would not run with my remaining kit.

If possible, check the version you are buying.

mark2410 · 7 May 2015 at 22:44

everything would seem to say they are the same. same timings etc

did mobo like it getting added? oh hells no it has not. its curruntly all running at 1600 as i get fed up trying to make it work, well for today anyway.

kaku · 8 May 2015 at 19:06

Bear in mind more RAM can stress the memory controller more, so if you had an overclock applied it may no longer be stable.

mark2410 · 9 May 2015 at 12:28

kaku said:
Bear in mind more RAM can stress the memory controller more, so if you had an overclock applied it may no longer be stable.

oh i wasnt ocing the ram, it was running at its spec of 2400 but yeah the controller decieded it wasnt happy, reset itself and using the xmp profile to set the ram config it isnt stable.

so going to have to manually tweek things, urgh. i dont find this all as fun as i used to.