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Is possible to mix this RAM?

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Nick119

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Would it be possible to mix this RAM: Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134039) with what I currently have: Kingston KRX3200AK2/1G 1GB HyperX DDR400(PC3200) ECC DIMM, Kit of 2 - 512MB, 184-Pin, CL2.5 (2.5-3-3-8-1). Retail Box. (http://www.directron.com/krx3200ak21g.html) ? Reason is I want to upgrade and have 3 gigs of RAM otherwise I wont have any use for the current RAM i have and I don't want to buy the same RAM. You guys are great, thanks a million in advance.
 
Oh yeah and I forgot to say, I already have ECC - Disabled. The thing that concerns me most is Unbuffered/Registered compatibility
 
you should be fine. though the timings will be a bit screwed up if it isnt the same as the 1GB you already have. and your overclock (if you have done any) might go down/up.
 
The timings on the ram I want to get are: Timing 2-3-2-6 and the RAM i currently have are Timing Reference: 2.5-3-3-8-1 at +2.6V.

In your guys opinion would it be faster running 3GB of RAM or just the 2GB of ram.

Can someone give me a better 2GB to go with what I currently have right here ?
 
"Is possible to mix this RAM?
ECC Registered HyperX and Non-ECC Unbuffered HyperX?"

In a bag maybe, but not in a PC.
 
Well i'm looking to buy 2 more gigs of ram that will mix with my 2 512 sticks of ecc registered hyperX can someone steer me in the right direction?
 
What's your mobo's requirements. I used registered ECC RAM on a server board and non ECC unbuffered on the rest of my rigs, never together.
 
Originally posted by: Nick119
Would it be possible to mix this RAM: Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134039) with what I currently have: Kingston KRX3200AK2/1G 1GB HyperX DDR400(PC3200) ECC DIMM, Kit of 2 - 512MB, 184-Pin, CL2.5 (2.5-3-3-8-1). Retail Box. (http://www.directron.com/krx3200ak21g.html) ? Reason is I want to upgrade and have 3 gigs of RAM otherwise I wont have any use for the current RAM i have and I don't want to buy the same RAM. You guys are great, thanks a million in advance.
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never hard of it being mixed!!
I was always told its a no no!!
 
Originally posted by: Nick119
Oh yeah and I forgot to say, I already have ECC - Disabled. The thing that concerns me most is Unbuffered/Registered compatibility
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Completely incompatible. Buffered (registered) RAM won't fit in an unbuffered slot and vice versa.
 
Specs look good.
A price one can live with. Kingston is midrange RAM.
Question is what you're using them for.
I prefer OCZ for performance IMO, but it does get expensive.
 
Originally posted by: Blain
"Is possible to mix this RAM?
ECC Registered HyperX and Non-ECC Unbuffered HyperX?"

In a bag maybe, but not in a PC.
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Yes, you can mix ram. But for best performance it is not recomeneded.
 
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