YetanotherSteve Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 About 3 years ago when ordering parts for a new PC, I accidently ordered a single 8gb stick of Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2666 CL16 ram instead of a 2x 8gb pair. Eager to build my PC, I went to a local MicroCenter store and got a 2x8gb kit that was on my motherboard's recommended memory list. (Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-2666 CL16) Now, 3 years later, I would like to add another 2x 8gb to my system. I can't find the exact Ballistix memory I already have. I still have the single Corsair 8gb stick and can get another from Amazon. Could I just buy an identical single Corsair stick and add the pair of Corsair 8gb sticks along with my existing 2x 8gb Crucial Ballistix sticks to get reliable 32gb or memory? Timings are close but not identical. -- I don't care that the style or color of the heatspreaders are different. (My case doesn't have a side window) -- I never got around to overclocking. I would say I might in the future, but probably won't. -Installed: 2x 8gb Crucial Ballistix DDR4-2666 CL16 (Black heatspreaders) BLE2C8G4D26AFEA Rated Latency = 16-17-17, 1.2V -I also have: 1x 8gb Corsair Vengeance LPX CL16 (Red heatspreader) CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 Rated Latency = 16-18-18-35, 1.2V -Motherboard - Gigabyte Z170-HD3P -CPU - I7-7700K at stock clock -Windows 10 Pro Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Kevin Posted March 5, 2019 Corsair Employee Share Posted March 5, 2019 You could potentially run them without issue, but there's no guarantee. It's more likely that you'll run into stability issues. When you buy RAM, the units have been tested and are confirmed to run stably together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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