Can you mix Ram? (1 Viewer)

[PatB]

I wanted to add another 256 MB to my PC and I just wanted to be sure about something: Right now I have 256MB of PC-2700 Samsung Ram. I know that the new module also has to be PC-2700 but my question is, does it also have to be Samsung? I was looking at the prices of Crucial, Kingston, Corsair and they're all quite reasonable so I'm wondering if mixing Ram brands is going to cause any problems at all. Thanks.

 

[Mike LS]

I don't think it would cause any problems. I've got a couple of thrown together machines that I just used whatever RAM I could find. It reads it all fine and I've never had any RAM related problems that I know of.

 

[Adam Bluhm]

I'd be more worried about matching up speeds than manufaturers. Mixing Samsung and Crucial should be fine if they're the same speed.

 

[brentl]

I'd also check the CAS latency of the Samsung BEFORE you but the other ram. If you have a Samsung that's CAS2 and buy a cheap stick of ram with a CAS3 rating you'll be wasting the better ram..

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[PatB]

Which is better the CAS2 or the CAS3?

 

[PatB]

And as far as speed goes, another stick of 2700 is fine as far as I know, correct?