Can 2 diffrent ram sticks slow down my fps/make game lag?

[Amc101803]

Okay so i have 2 diffrent sticks of ram , on is a 4gb stick
1st stick of ram Team Elite Plus 4GB (black)

• DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

• Timing 11-11-11-28

• Cas Latency 11

• Voltage 1.5V

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• This is the Other stick of ram

• DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600)

• Timing 9-9-9-24

• Cas Latency 9

• Voltage 1.5V

• Do you think why this could be exactly why my fps is dropping in games? gpu is not high temp neither is cpu cpu never goes over 98% gpu when playing overwatch never goes over 60% Usage i have just ordered Dual Channel Kit HyperxFury 16gb 1600 MHZ ram. I was wondering if you guys think this could be exactly why i was having fps drops. I also had a BSOD PageFile error just a few days ago.....

(Not with my new ram) My spec's are:

• Processor: I5 4690K

• GPU : GTX 950 Super Clocked

• PSU : corsair GS600W

• ram (about too be hyperxfury 16gb) right now it is just 8 gb right now.
• I said my ram spec's for both sticks at the very top of the page

 

[jboydgolfer]

its not optimal, and its likely not running in Dual channel mode, but it should be okay....im actually suprised it works for you, but id bet that the faster stick is slowed down to match the slower of the two. but ive never done this, so im just making a guess based on assumtions here

id recommend removing the slower stick of RAM, and trying out the GAME then, report back the results
you could also try running memtest too

 

[Amc101803]

its not optimal, and its likely not running in Dual channel mode, but it should be okay....im actually suprised it works for you, but id bet that the faster stick is slowed down to match the slower of the two. but ive never done this, so im just making a guess based on assumtions here

id recommend removing the slower stick of RAM, and trying out the GAME then, report back the results

Like my fps drops in like in certain game's that use fucktons of ram like OW and H1Z1 and GTA V ONLINE

 

[alucasa]

I shouldn't matter because the motherboard will automatically downclock the faster RAM to match the slower one.

I used to mix & match a lot of RAMs before. Generally no issues once it passes booting.

 

[Amc101803]

its not optimal, and its likely not running in Dual channel mode, but it should be okay....im actually suprised it works for you, but id bet that the faster stick is slowed down to match the slower of the two. but ive never done this, so im just making a guess based on assumtions here

id recommend removing the slower stick of RAM, and trying out the GAME then, report back the results
you could also try running memtest too

Ever since i added this stick of ram i have been having fps issues.... btw i bought the 1333 recently not the 1600 my pc didnt come with the other stick for the 1600.....

I shouldn't matter because the motherboard will automatically downclock the faster RAM to match the slower one.

I used to mix & match a lot of RAMs before. Generally no issues once it passes booting.

Like i said up there thank you so much for the response. I have been having issues ever since adding this ram....

 

[jboydgolfer]

Ever since i added this stick of ram i have been having fps issues.... btw i bought the 1333 recently not the 1600 my pc didnt come with the other stick for the 1600.....


Like i said up there thank you so much for the response. I have been having issues ever since adding this ram....

i would pull the RAM that is newer, and see if the issue persists. i know you said the games use a Lot of RAM, so id lower the Settings, or the resolution for this testing, then see if the lagging continues, if it doesnt, you'll know the second stick of RAM is your culprit.

 

[Amc101803]

i would pull the RAM that is newer, and see if the issue persists. i know you said the games use a Lot of RAM, so id lower the Settings, or the resolution for this testing, then see if the lagging continues, if it doesnt, you'll know the second stick of RAM is your culprit.

What im saying is i ordered hyperxfury 1600 mhz 2x8 16GB. What i was wondering was do you think this will fix my lag? since both sticks of ram are completley diffrent

i would pull the RAM that is newer, and see if the issue persists. i know you said the games use a Lot of RAM, so id lower the Settings, or the resolution for this testing, then see if the lagging continues, if it doesnt, you'll know the second stick of RAM is your culprit.

I pulled out the ram i can't play ow with 4 gb... that shit will lag like a bitch i cant have anything open...

Either way im getting brand new ram on tuesday and i will come back too this forum too post a update with the results with my hyperxfury...

 

[Bill_Bright]

Generally more RAM trumps faster RAM every time. So even if your system throttled down to the slower RAM's speed, performance should be better just because you now have 8GB instead of 4GB. Of course, this assume the RAM is compatible, and not faulty.

What im saying is i ordered hyperxfury 1600 mhz 2x8 16GB. What i was wondering was do you think this will fix my lag? since both sticks of ram are completley diffrent

If your motherboard supports that RAM and RAM was causing your problem before, then it should fix it.

 

[jboydgolfer]

What im saying is i ordered hyperxfury 1600 mhz 2x8 16GB. What i was wondering was do you think this will fix my lag? since both sticks of ram are completley diffrent

Yeah I understand what your question is .

What I'm trying to say is myself or any other person here can only guess whether or not new ram would help unless you troubleshoot the problem and post the results of that testing.

My guess is that yes it will likely help but I can't be certain Of that opinion, but I suppose it's moot if you've already ordered replacement Ram, we'll see when you install the new stuff

*edit*
i recommend you use the "edit" button when posting , to avoid several posts of content that could be summed up in a single post, and to cut down on clutter of your thread...respectfully.it helps you out in the end, when other members are navigating thru the posts to help You out.

welcome to TPU , remember to fill out Your system specs when you get a minute

 

[Amc101803]

Yeah I understand what your question is .

What I'm trying to say is myself or any other person here can only guess whether or not new ram would help unless you troubleshoot the problem and post the results of that testing.

My guess is that yes it will likely help but I can't be certain Of that opinion, but I suppose it's moot if you've already ordered replacement Ram, we'll see when you install the new stuff

Okay alot of poeple are telling me that my ram could really be fucking me /bottlenecking me since everything gets clocked down idk if it can cause diffrence on how because from what i take is the slower the speed the slower it processes so if my ram cant keep up its going to cause lag. wouldnt you say so?

Generally more RAM trumps faster RAM every time. So even if your system throttled down to the slower RAM's speed, performance should be better just because you now have 8GB instead of 4GB. Of course, this assume the RAM is compatible, and not faulty.
If your motherboard supports that RAM and RAM was causing your problem before, then it should fix it.

Funny thing is i just got Pagefile BSOD but i still was having issues NO issues untill i installed this dumbass stick of ram before a had 2 gb 1333 and it was working fine idk honestly this is why im here.....

 

[jboydgolfer]

Okay alot of poeple are telling me that my ram could really be fucking me /bottlenecking me since everything gets clocked down idk if it can cause diffrence on how because from what i take is the slower the speed the slower it processes so if my ram cant keep up its going to cause lag. wouldnt you say so?

RAM speed is a factor, but not in the sense of the issue Your explaining. It would show its speed in a synthetic test, but in real life matter like a game performance, not neccisarily.

and please dial back the multi posts...use the EDIT button please

 

[jboydgolfer]

okay. im tapping out of this one. @Amc101803 i wish you good luck with your problems. im gonna leave this to another,

 

[Amc101803]

okay. im tapping out of this one. @Amc101803 i wish you good luck with your problems. im gonna leave this to another,

Thank you so much for you're responses though. I had acouple pc tech's / gamers say that ram speed and stuff matters ALOT when gaming.
Okay so ran a mem diagnostic and it came back with no errors.

 

[RejZoR]

its not optimal, and its likely not running in Dual channel mode, but it should be okay....im actually suprised it works for you, but id bet that the faster stick is slowed down to match the slower of the two. but ive never done this, so im just making a guess based on assumtions here

id recommend removing the slower stick of RAM, and trying out the GAME then, report back the results
you could also try running memtest too

Nonsense. Dual Channel isn't some fancy trick where all planets have to allign for it to work. It's a physical connection that's registered by a CPU directly via BIOS.

If you have 1 memory stick, it'll be single channel. If you have 2 it'll be dual channel. Triple channel with 3 and quad channel with 4. They do have to be in appropriate slots for which you need to refer to your motherboard manual.

You are right on the frequency side of things. Only one frequency can be used and then it's down to a fact whether all sticks can do it. If they can overclock, you can increase the slower one to match the faster. Otherwise you'll have to match them by slowing down the faster one. Same for timings.

I frankly don't think slowdowns are a result of mixed sticks per se, but is possible that using higher frequency and lower timings on the slower RAM stick may be the cause. I've seen systems that behaved like crap when RAM was overclocked and it actually made performance very erratic and unstable. In all honesty, just set it to speeds and timings of the slower one. It's capacity that really counts, not the speed. And you might get rid of the lagging issues that are possible when RAM is overclocked or timings set wrong (without actually tripping it into BSOD).

 

[jboydgolfer]

Nonsense. Dual Channel isn't some fancy trick where all planets have to allign for it to work. It's a physical connection that's registered by a CPU directly via BIOS.

If you have 1 memory stick, it'll be single channel. If you have 2 it'll be dual channel. Triple channel with 3 and quad channel with 4. They do have to be in appropriate slots for which you need to refer to your motherboard manual.

You are right on the frequency side of things. Only one frequency can be used and then it's down to a fact whether all sticks can do it. If they can overclock, you can increase the slower one to match the faster. Otherwise you'll have to match them by slowing down the faster one. Same for timings.

I frankly don't think slowdowns are a result of mixed sticks per se, but is possible that using higher frequency and lower timings on the slower RAM stick may be the cause. I've seen systems that behaved like crap when RAM was overclocked and it actually made performance very erratic and unstable. In all honesty, just set it to speeds and timings of the slower one. It's capacity that really counts, not the speed. And you might get rid of the lagging issues that are possible when RAM is overclocked or timings set wrong (without actually tripping it into BSOD).

You seem to have all the info the OP needs, perfect.

And to be clear I didn't think the planets need to be aligned for dual channel memory to Work I just didn't think it would work with different sticks that's all

 

[eidairaman1]

You seem to have all the info the OP needs, perfect.

And to be clear I didn't think the planets need to be aligned for dual channel memory to Work I just didn't think it would work with different sticks that's all

Its a hit and a miss.

@Amc101803 read this to get a better understanding of what you are trying to do. Read your motherboard manual as well


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-channel_memory_architecture

 

[RejZoR]

You seem to have all the info the OP needs, perfect.

And to be clear I didn't think the planets need to be aligned for dual channel memory to Work I just didn't think it would work with different sticks that's all

It's a very simple thing really, entirely dependent on physical existence of memory sticks in correct slots. There might be stability issues later on depending on paired sticks, but dual (or more) channel will be enabled straight away as you stick the RAM stick into the slot.

 

[biffzinker]

Second stick of ram (red)

It's possible the above stick will overclock to DDR3-1600 with the looser timings of the first stick.

Your not messing with the page file, and left it on auto unless your on Windows 7? Win7 gives you a 8 GB/16 GB page file when your RAM capacity is 8 GB/16GB unlike Windows 8.1/10.

Edit: Fill in your System Specs.
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/account/specs

 

[Amc101803]

Okay im deleting all my other comments , but i figured i'd tell you This only happens when i play certain games ever since this stick of ram i am going too attach a picture of the ram shit for you guys.



https://gyazo.com/10a6f7919ac8434e11bd6fe55f19e65a there is my cpu it is dual channel

 

[jboydgolfer]

Okay im deleting all my other comments , but i figured i'd tell you This only happens when i play certain games ever since this stick of ram i am going too attach a picture of the ram shit for you guys.

I wouldn't sweat the multiple posts, or worry about deleting them just as long as you know what to do in the future everyone makes mistakes and in the scheme of things it's not a very big one don't worry about it.

I'd recommend that you fill out your system specs in your personal info that will help other members in regards to assisting you with this and future problems. In regards to your original problem I'd wait until the replacement ram comes before getting too worked up about the problem Because it may be resolved with the new RAM.

 

[Amc101803]

I wouldn't sweat the multiple posts, or worry about deleting them just as long as you know what to do in the future everyone makes mistakes and in the scheme of things it's not a very big one don't worry about it.

I'd recommend that you fill out your system specs in your personal info that will help other members in regards to assisting you with this and future problems. In regards to your original problem I'd wait until the replacement ram comes before getting too worked up about the problem Because it may be resolved with the new RAM.

Does it explain it right i can link you the link too each link to the 2 diffrent stick of ram if it would make it easier

 

[Amc101803]

I wouldn't sweat the multiple posts, or worry about deleting them just as long as you know what to do in the future everyone makes mistakes and in the scheme of things it's not a very big one don't worry about it.

I'd recommend that you fill out your system specs in your personal info that will help other members in regards to assisting you with this and future problems. In regards to your original problem I'd wait until the replacement ram comes before getting too worked up about the problem Because it may be resolved with the new RAM.

Sorry i just get really nervous well im going too send you the links too both of them and you can see why i think this....

4GB (1600) Just too let you know i dont have the other stick of this ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...am_Elite_Plus_4GB_1600-_-20-313-429-_-Product

4GB (1333) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313097


Hope this helps everyone