Mixing Vengeance RAM?

King Damager · 20 Apr 2012 at 12:08

So bit intrigued by this one...

Is there anything wrong with mixing two different kits of Vengeance RAM?

E.g:

Would there be any issues mixing this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-339-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517
and this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-300-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1517

Thinking it could be quite nice for some colour combination ideas, but don't particularly want it to not work...

kd

SeraphX · 20 Apr 2012 at 12:38

I'm pretty sure they are both the same ram, apart from the color differences

King Damager · 20 Apr 2012 at 12:41

I thought that was the case, but wanted to just double check xD

kd

RJC · 20 Apr 2012 at 12:44

The first set has a lower operating voltage. 1.35v vs 1.50v

King Damager · 20 Apr 2012 at 13:09

RJC said:
The first set has a lower operating voltage. 1.35v vs 1.50v

What effect would this have? Would it mean it's a big no no, or just I wouldn't be getting the most out of the lower operating voltage RAM?

Seeing as the first set happily runs at 1.35-1.6 would it just mean that both sets would run automatically at 1.5?

kd

SeraphX · 20 Apr 2012 at 13:11

Pretty sure it would be safe to run both at 1.5v or there abouts, unless the other ram will happily run at 1.35v, only way to know would be trying

Tattysnuc · 20 Apr 2012 at 18:59

I had this on my board, but I accidentally mixed DDR3 1.65 and 1.5v. The bios found the standard (spd) values and ran at those - 1.5v, but only 1333 instead of 1600

The bios will run it at the lowest common denominator from the SPD settings.