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11/15/12 at 12:46pm

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Hey there guys,

Foreword: This is my first post. Sorry if I commit any taboos.

My question is this: If I have two different brands of RAM, i.e. Kingston HyperX (2 x 4GB) and Nanya (2 x 2GB), is possible and/or stable to have all 4 on my mobo? I've read about the differences between clock-times, as well as instability caused by running different chipsets, but haven't found anything close to my situation. Any thoughts?

Thanks!
-Baelix
Edited by Baelix - 11/15/12 at 1:03pm

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11/15/12 at 1:05pm

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I ran two 2x2GB sets of 1333 Crucial and 1600 Corsair in my old i5-750 rig with the H55 chipset and it worked fine, both kits ran at 1333 though.

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Crucial M4 128GB (7mm)	5.5TB of various Caviar Blacks	NH-D14	GentleTyphoon 120mm (case)
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Corsair 650D	G500
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i5 3230M @ 2.6 GHz	Lenovo	x2 GT650M 2GB SLI	8GB G.Skill 1333
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11/15/12 at 1:13pm

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I am currently running an apacer 1333 2x2 kit and a ripjawsX 1600 2x4 kit together and, like malcolm said, it runs well but only at the speed of the lowest set. I use a 770 chipset so I think most newer chipsets would run it nicely.

I do think personally that this isn't a long-term solution though.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Athlon II x4 630 [@3.71 GHz]	gigabyte ga-770t-usb3	Gigabyte radeon HD 5770 [A.K.A. Tom]	G.Skill Ripjaws X 2x4GB
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Apacer 2x2GB	OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	samsung 1TB	WD 160GB win8 drive
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Optiarc DVD RW writer	case fans: stock(2x230mm) + 1x120mm and 1x140mm	CPU: CM Hyper 212 Evo	win 7 home premium
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Apacer 2x2GB	OCZ Vertex 4 128GB	samsung 1TB	WD 160GB win8 drive
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Optiarc DVD RW writer	case fans: stock(2x230mm) + 1x120mm and 1x140mm	CPU: CM Hyper 212 Evo	win 7 home premium
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win 8 release preview	benq 24"	random logitech 10$	Corsair TX650 M
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11/15/12 at 1:14pm

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Wrong spot, but; as has already been mentioned, you can run two sets and they're fine, but they're going to run at the max spec of the lower pair.

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11/15/12 at 1:16pm

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Also, welcome to OCN

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Crucial M4 128GB (7mm)	5.5TB of various Caviar Blacks	NH-D14	GentleTyphoon 120mm (case)
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11/15/12 at 1:17pm

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Should be fine but it is always better to use the same modules if you can

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Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
256GB Samsung 840 Pro	2TB Seagate Barracuda	1TB Western Digital Caviar Green	LG BH10LS38 Blu-ray/DVD Writer
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit	27" Dell Ultrasharp U2713HM 2560x1440	23" Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM 1920x1080
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11/15/12 at 1:20pm

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yep, its possible.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
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11/15/12 at 2:50pm

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Two rams of different brands never worked fine for me.

Had to troubleshoot the system most of the times. But i needed that extra gig of ram to play TF2 without lag

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