This should be fine.... right?

[HURRIC4NE]

i currently have this on my pc

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145348

i was thinking of upgrading to 8 gigs and then i found this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145343

the only difference is in the timings and its by a mere "1"

is it worth spending an extra 10 bucks just for that?

i mostly use all the Adobe apps, play the latest games a lot.... (bf3. crysis 2)

 

[Cerb]

Might be OK. Aught to be, if you manually set the timings to the one that's most relaxed (9).

I would pay about $10 more, though, and replace what you have, instead of add to it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231422
Or, to keep with 1600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211457
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220569

 

[HURRIC4NE]

Might be OK. Aught to be, if you manually set the timings to the one that's most relaxed (9).

I would pay about $10 more, though, and replace what you have, instead of add to it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231422
Or, to keep with 1600:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211457
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220569

if i could buy a 4 gig single mem, i'd have done it lol

my old ass pc dont accept anything more than 2gb single....

 

[Cerb]

In that case, I'd get the new RAM, put it in the 2nd slot for each channel, and if it boots, run a memory test (Windows 7's, memtest86+, HCI, etc.). If it gets through all the RAM at least once, you're golden.

If it doesn't, swap the RAM around, and make sure the timings are set to the new RAM's, which are looser (going from auto to manual timings in most BIOSes sets manual to the current settings, so having only new RAM plugged in, changing that, then installing the old RAM, aught to do it).

Finally, if that fails, change the RAM around so instead of old/new in each channel, there's old/old in one, and new/new in the other.

If that fails, decide whether you want to try rebuying your old SKU again, or a 4x2GB kit.

 

[BFG10K]

Might be OK. Aught to be, if you manually set the timings to the one that's most relaxed (9).

His BIOS should automatically apply the lowest common denominator for timings and speeds. His slowest stick will determine the speed that they all run at.

 

[HURRIC4NE]

thank you guys for your help, i recently got a 15% off newegg discount on memory so i only needed about 4 more bucks to get the one with the 8-8 timings 😀