Can I mix RAM?

[myneed4spd]

Hello, I have a (MSI gf63 thin 10scxr) windows 10 it currently has 8 GB of RAM . I have 2 broken unused laptops, and found some ram one is 2 GB and one is 4 GB they look different and I am going to use the one that fits I am going to post a pic. Will it shorten the life of the laptop?

 

[myneed4spd]

Picture of 4 GB RAM
Picture of 2 GB RAM

 

[Brian Boru]

Mixing RAM is a tricky business. You can of course just add the sticks and see if anything breaks—if it does, just remove it again. But generally, mixing different types can cause weird glitches later—but shouldn't shorten the life as far as I know.

The experts will likely reply soon, in the meantime there's useful discussion here which should educate you on the variables involved:

Mixing RAM sizes with same frequency?

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[Kaamos_Llama]

@myneed4spd

It wont work I'm afraid. I'm pretty sure your laptop is a recent model, and therefore using DDR4 memory.

Those sticks you found are DDR2 and DDR3. Older generations and incompatible with your laptop.