Question about RAM, is this normal?

[Iron Sights]

I recently ordered another exact same matching stick to:

Crucial 2048MB PC2-6400 800MHz DDR2 240-pin DIMM CL6 Unbuffered Non ECC

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...d=ct25664aa800

Model - CT25664AA800
Error Correction - Non ECC
CAS Latency - CL6


Despite it having similar labels and stickers.
CPU-Z and AMD Overdrive show its manufactured by Micron and not Crucial
A bit of googlin shows that crucial AFAIK is a subsidary of Micron Technology.
I wouldnt have been too bothered but the model numbers are both different.


A part from that they are the same

Is this normal for manufacturers to do this? Would it make any difference if I were to overclock? Should I ask for an exchange?

[Behemoth]

It's pretty common place, when did you order the original stick ?

So long as both sticks of ram are the same speed and timings etc I don't see there being too much of a problem.

[Iron Sights]

the original was from aria bought at the start of this year, this one was from ccl

[Behemoth]

It's always worth having a crack at OCing and see what happens, if you get an instability then you know where the problem is, if not then don't worry

[watercooled]

Yup, Crucial uses Micron chips. If it works I wouldn't worry about it, probably just because it's from a different batch. I don't think exact pairing is as big a concern as people make it out to be, maybe it is if you're overclocking it to the limits it might matter?

[Sputnik]

As the others have said, It is not a problem. Crucial is just the consumer retail brand of Micron.