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Can I use ram from two different brands? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 day ago by DesolateMood@lemm.ee to c/buildapc@lemmy.world

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When I built my pc I bought 16gb (2x8) of ram. For the Christmas season I decided to gift myself 32gb (2x16). Both sets are ddr4 and run at 3200mt/s but are of different brands. Is it okay to put them in the other two ram slots or should I replace the old ones?

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As long as both brands are on your motherboard’s Qualified Vendor List (QVL), then you should be good in terms of compatibility.

I don't think I've ever seen such a thing. Even on server boards, which are very picky, they've always been happy to take anything that meets their supported spec, regardless of brand. Which board brands are you using that reject certain memory brands?

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

This was legitimately something, but mostly back in the days of OG DDR and single data rate DIMM's. In those Wild West times, it was not unheard of for specific brands or models of RAM being not quite compatible with various processors or motherboards. (And there was little enough selection between few enough brands that it was actually feasible for motherboard manufacturers to maintain a list!) These days it's extremely uncommon.