Getting more DDR2 800...can I mix brands?

[angry hampster]

I've currently got 2 GB of G Skill 800 DDR2 ram in my machine. I want to get another 2 gigs for my Vista install this week. Can I install another brand of the same speed RAM and be OK?

This is what I want to get because it's insanely cheap:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820211066

 

[cozumel]

That shouldn't be a problem. Just remember to keep the GSkill in one channel and the A-Data in the other to ensure that you keep Dual Channel working properly.

 

[gauchodoz]

Say I have 2x 1GB Crucial Ballistix rated at 4-4-4-12 and 2.2v, and I wanted to add 2GB of another brand. Could I use some G.Skill rated at 5-5-5-15 and 1.8v, or would I need to get RAM with the same voltage and timings?

 

[The-Noid]

You would need to get ram with the same timings and voltage.

 

[The-Noid]

Or use the slower of the timings an least voltage.

 

[nyker96]

sure, I'm using 2gb of supertalent w/ 1gb of ballixtix no problem what's so ever.

 

[gauchodoz]

Great, thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I'm at the same crossroads, but the choices don't involve products from different manufacturers.

Here's the sequence of events:

1) was using a 2 x 1GB kit of Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000's
2) One or both modules went bad, because even if I wasn't over-volting them, I was volting them right at the warranty max.
3) Already had a set of Crucial Tracer DDR2-800s brand-new, and replaced the Ballistix with those
Between (1) and (2), a family member had asked for suggestions per Xmas presents, and I suggested a $50+ kit of Crucial Ballistix DDR2-1000 2 x512MB -- thus boosting my memory to 3GB capacity, without needlessly losing RAM to the way XP Pro/MCE 32-bit handles it.

But the Ballistix 1000's are rated at 4,4,4,12 to 2.2V at 800 Mhz, and 5,5,5,15 to 2.2V at 1000 Mhz. The Tracers are rated at 4,4,4,12 to 2.2V at 800 Mhz.

Even if I OC the entire 3GB, I should be able to choose timings and the speed adequate for the Tracers 2GB kit, and obviously, there would be no harm to the Ballistix 1000's. I might have to move the voltage up a notch, set the command-rate at 2T, or even loosen the timings just a tad. But I shouldn't have to do more than one of those things.