Adding 16GB kit to 8GB existing?

OZeight · 28th July 2012, 10:26 AM

Hey guys,

I currently run 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws XL (2x4gb) and wanted to increase memory for a few reasons. The logical choice would be another set of the above for a cool <$50 but for $99 I can get myself a 16GB kit such as the G.Skill F3 16GBNT which would take me to 24GB total.

Will an 8 and 16GB kit work well together or should I be trying to match them exactly?

(I run ASRock P67 Extreme4 with i7 2600K)

Macforth · 29th July 2012, 11:55 AM

which operating system do you have.I ask because of:-

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...mits_windows_7

issa2006 · 29th July 2012, 6:26 PM

try to get exact kits, no diff stick sizes

OZeight · 29th July 2012, 6:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macforth

which operating system do you have.I ask because of:-

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...mits_windows_7

I'm running Windows 7 Pro (x64) so i should be fine, without looking at that link I'm pretty sure the limit is 192GB, but Windows Home Premium is a lot less...

Quote:

Originally Posted by issa2006

try to get exact kits, no diff stick sizes

Yeah I think you're right, I've had memory issues in the past and they're not fun as they usually creep up on you not always obvious on day 1...

Might get one of those 32GB G.Skill kits you mentioned in the other thread and keep my current 8GB for another system.

Thanks

28th July 2012, 10:26 AM	#1
OZeight Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Central Coast, NSW Posts: 1,262	Adding 16GB kit to 8GB existing? Hey guys, I currently run 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws XL (2x4gb) and wanted to increase memory for a few reasons. The logical choice would be another set of the above for a cool <$50 but for $99 I can get myself a 16GB kit such as the G.Skill F3 16GBNT which would take me to 24GB total. Will an 8 and 16GB kit work well together or should I be trying to match them exactly? (I run ASRock P67 Extreme4 with i7 2600K) __________________ Desktop: INTEL i7 2600K, Noctua D14, 16GB DDR3-1600 Ripjaws, Corsair F60 SSD, Fractal R3 Case Fileserver: AMD 4850e, 4GB DDR2-800, 8 TB RAID-5 HTPC: Intel Atom Z530, 1GB DDR2, 500GB, <10w idle consumption! Notebook: 2 x Dell Inspiron 8600, 2GB DDR-333, 80GB HDD (8 years old, getting a bit slow now!)

29th July 2012, 6:26 PM	#3
issa2006 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA (ADL) Posts: 2,488	try to get exact kits, no diff stick sizes __________________ 2700k+Fatal1ty Z68 Professional Gen3/i-ram 4g -32g ddr3 1600/2xssd in raid 0(sam 120g M-830)+ hdds+sound card+g19/g9x etc....27" 120 +3d samsung +7" touch screen etc...(gig oc 670 x2 sli)1250psu evermax+water cooling (oc4.8)ghz etc-win7 64bit +eboostr+supercache 5(3600+mb/sec hdd access)

29th July 2012, 11:55 AM	#2
Macforth Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 22	which operating system do you have.I ask because of:- http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...mits_windows_7