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I have a gigabyte P55-UD4P mobo, with a i7-860.

Currently I only have 4gb of RAM installed 2x2gb - This RAM is DDR3 PC3-10600 found here: http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=CT2KIT25664BA1339

I looking to expand to 12GB total, and looking to add DDR3 PC3-10666 RAM found here: http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=233

My question is, can this RAM be used together?? I'm planning on overclocking the processor, but I'm not sure about how the RAM fits into this scenario.

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They're both DDR3-1333 Unbuffered Non-ECC. I think you'll be okay.

My one concern is that I couldn't see the timings for the crucial (for comparison, the g.skill's timings are 9-9-9-24-2N). If the timings don't line up, you probably won't be able to use the fastest triple-channel mode. The RAM will still work, just not at top speed.

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from what I can find, I believe this is their speed: 9, 9, 9, 24, 2T, 1.47V Is that ok? Will they work at full speed? Since they're pretty close, I'm assuming that overclocking shouldn't be a problem since they're so close in specs? – zm15 Oct 5 '10 at 14:28
The both listed 1.5V on the main page - I don't think .03V is gonna hurt you. And yes, the timings look like a good match. – Joel Coehoorn Oct 5 '10 at 14:32
awesome, thanks for your help! – zm15 Oct 5 '10 at 14:33
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