Ram upgrade question

[robwigan]

I have an old dual stick 4gb of 1800hz ram (8gb total)

Where i work i have been gifted crucial 8gb kit again ddr 2400mhz

My motherboard is Gigabite z97-d3h so 1151 socket for my i54670k

Can i now have 16gb total or does it now quite work in that way.

Its a generic Crucial brand and looks like what you would stick in a work PC (as thats where its from)

 

[ExRayTed]

Are you sure one isn't DDR3 and the other DDR4? If so then no. If they're both the same then yes it should work in theory but as far as I remember all sticks will default to the lowest speed/timings. Once you've installed it all then a quick BIOS reset might be a good idea before rebooting.

 

[robwigan]

my current installed is ddr3 the stuff i have been given is ddr4

 

[ExRayTed]

Then no, the DDR4 is not compatible with your motherboard sadly

 

[robwigan]

dam thanks guys