X58 Mismatched RAM question

Gaea · 16th August 2012, 1:09 AM

Quick question guys,

Is there any reason why I shouldn't use a 3x2GB kit and a 3x4GB kit for a total of 18GB?

Will it affect the triple channel speeds?

Raykay · 16th August 2012, 6:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaea

Quick question guys,

Is there any reason why I shouldn't use a 3x2GB kit and a 3x4GB kit for a total of 18GB?

Will it affect the triple channel speeds?

I don't think it will have an adverse effect, if any at all afaik.

Are they the same brand and series?

OnGsTa · 16th August 2012, 8:42 AM

Would like to know this as well. I've got 2 different batches of the same model Patriot Gamer 2 DDR3-1600 from MSY at home (4x4=16gb total), one is green PCB and the other is black.

Hoping I'll still be able to use 3 of them for 12gb without a hitch.

Raykay · 17th August 2012, 9:24 PM

You can use them, its just that the settings might have trouble, you might have to slow down your faster ram for it to work with the slower ram.

Sven76 · 17th August 2012, 9:31 PM

The ram will run at the speed of the slowest stick as long as they are all single sided or all double sided is pretty much the only issue and that's only a sometimes issue... Matched sticks of Ram is marketing witch doctory to make the buyer feel good

... ok ok at the start it mattered sometimes if they were not matched but those days are pretty much gone

16th August 2012, 1:09 AM	#1
Gaea Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 10	X58 Mismatched RAM question Quick question guys, Is there any reason why I shouldn't use a 3x2GB kit and a 3x4GB kit for a total of 18GB? Will it affect the triple channel speeds?

16th August 2012, 8:42 AM	#3
OnGsTa Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fairfield/CBD Posts: 1,106	Would like to know this as well. I've got 2 different batches of the same model Patriot Gamer 2 DDR3-1600 from MSY at home (4x4=16gb total), one is green PCB and the other is black. Hoping I'll still be able to use 3 of them for 12gb without a hitch. __________________ Primary: 1090T \| 890FX-UD5 \| 8GB DDR3-1600 \| HIS 7870 IceQ XT Secondary: 965BE \| M4A78T-E \| 8GB DDR3-1333 \| Gigabyte 5850 OC

17th August 2012, 9:31 PM	#5
Sven76 Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bundaberg Posts: 1,252	The ram will run at the speed of the slowest stick as long as they are all single sided or all double sided is pretty much the only issue and that's only a sometimes issue... Matched sticks of Ram is marketing witch doctory to make the buyer feel good ... ok ok at the start it mattered sometimes if they were not matched but those days are pretty much gone __________________ Character is the measure of what a man does when no one is looking...

17th August 2012, 9:24 PM	#4
Raykay Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,569	You can use them, its just that the settings might have trouble, you might have to slow down your faster ram for it to work with the slower ram.