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Looking for assistance with DDR4 RAM?

Looking for assistance with DDR4 RAM?

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BuloloKO
Member
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03-26-2016, 09:05 PM
#1
so i have a ryzen 5 2400g its give me decent performance in games i play at 1360x768 but i wanted to know i only have 1x8gb ram its 2400mhz i know if i use 2x 8gb ram sticks i would get much better performance from the vega 11 but all the 8gb sticks cost way to much there is a store today only having a sale selling a decent 4gb 2666mhz ram stick for really cheap would this be ok to use with the 8g stick also could i overclock the 2400mhz ram to 2666mhz without problem or should i just run both at 2400mhz i know i should just sell the 8gb 2400mhz and buy much faster ram but the prices are so high and i may be building a new pc next year sometime anyway
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BuloloKO
03-26-2016, 09:05 PM #1

so i have a ryzen 5 2400g its give me decent performance in games i play at 1360x768 but i wanted to know i only have 1x8gb ram its 2400mhz i know if i use 2x 8gb ram sticks i would get much better performance from the vega 11 but all the 8gb sticks cost way to much there is a store today only having a sale selling a decent 4gb 2666mhz ram stick for really cheap would this be ok to use with the 8g stick also could i overclock the 2400mhz ram to 2666mhz without problem or should i just run both at 2400mhz i know i should just sell the 8gb 2400mhz and buy much faster ram but the prices are so high and i may be building a new pc next year sometime anyway

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3BOOD2111
Junior Member
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03-28-2016, 06:35 PM
#2
It's usually better to purchase a set of two. Occasionally, even two sticks with identical specifications bought separately may not function well together, and the chances of incompatibility rise when they differ significantly, as in this case. It doesn't guarantee success, but you'd have to attempt it.
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3BOOD2111
03-28-2016, 06:35 PM #2

It's usually better to purchase a set of two. Occasionally, even two sticks with identical specifications bought separately may not function well together, and the chances of incompatibility rise when they differ significantly, as in this case. It doesn't guarantee success, but you'd have to attempt it.

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TrueBit
Senior Member
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04-03-2016, 04:39 AM
#3
It matches the same specifications as your other RAM—it's just 2666MHz and 4GB.
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TrueBit
04-03-2016, 04:39 AM #3

It matches the same specifications as your other RAM—it's just 2666MHz and 4GB.

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HBROS1245
Member
179
04-03-2016, 05:52 AM
#4
Haha, the details are different now.
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HBROS1245
04-03-2016, 05:52 AM #4

Haha, the details are different now.

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Gurra34XX
Member
207
04-05-2016, 08:05 PM
#5
The 2666mhz will drop to 2400mhz and should work okay. Running the quicker unit slower than the slower one is likely better.
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Gurra34XX
04-05-2016, 08:05 PM #5

The 2666mhz will drop to 2400mhz and should work okay. Running the quicker unit slower than the slower one is likely better.