badlands Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) Hey all. So i bought my Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 memory back in 2015, CPU-Z tells me the Part Number is: CM3X8GA1600C10V2 I was checking if i could still find a stick that will dual channel with this old one im currently using, and i found one with the following SKU number in a store here in my country: CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 Then i found this page about the memory: https://www.corsair.com/br/pt/Categorias/Produtos/Mem%C3%B3ria/VENGEANCE%C2%AE-%E2%80%94-8GB-DDR3-Memory-Kit-%28CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10%29/p/CM3X8GA1600C10V2 As you can see, both of the codes (CM3X8GA1600C10V2 and CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) can be seen in the page above as belonging to the same memory. In case you missed it, CM3X8GA1600C10V2 is shown just above the title, in smaller sized letters, lighter color. Even with that im still a bit skeptical that they will dual channel, because i bought mine so long ago (end of 2015), and im afraid these more recently fabricated ones will not dual channel with mine. Just looking for some opinions if you guys think they will dual channel or not, before i buy the new one. Thanks! Edited February 26, 2020 by badlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 The answer is always maybe. Combing two different single sticks manufactured as much as 5 years apart may not work out. Combining mixed kits can cause issues even when they are the same. You may want to price the cost of a new 2x8 DDR3 kit with desired frequency and timings vs the price of the single 8GB + the cost of returning it and decide if it's worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlands Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Hey, yeah it might be too much of a gamble, thank you for the insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair CJ Posted February 27, 2020 Corsair Employee Share Posted February 27, 2020 As C-Attack said, mixing kits can introduce odd behavior. It should still work in dual channel, however you may run into issues getting the rated speed through XMP for these sticks since you're mixing kits. If you end up having issues, I'd suggest returning the newer stick and trying to get a kit with two modules as already suggested since those modules would have been tested as a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlands Posted February 28, 2020 Author Share Posted February 28, 2020 As C-Attack said, mixing kits can introduce odd behavior. It should still work in dual channel, however you may run into issues getting the rated speed through XMP for these sticks since you're mixing kits. If you end up having issues, I'd suggest returning the newer stick and trying to get a kit with two modules as already suggested since those modules would have been tested as a pair. Understood, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Technobeard Posted February 28, 2020 Administrators Share Posted February 28, 2020 As you can see, both of the codes (CM3X8GA1600C10V2 and CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) can be seen in the page above as belonging to the same memory. In case you missed it, CM3X8GA1600C10V2 is shown just above the title, in smaller sized letters, lighter color.Those are two different part numbers that should not be on the same product page. I've asked for it to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlands Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Those are two different part numbers that should not be on the same product page. I've asked for it to be fixed. Ah, thats good to know, was kinda wondering why there was 2 numbers referring to the same stick. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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