8 Gb Ram Sticks

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8 Gb Ram Sticks. If one stick of RAM goes bad, you still have a perfectly functioning system. However, I was wondering if doing this would have any (negative or positive) performance impact or causing any.

RIPJAWS X DDR3 8GB RAM Stick - Coastal Discount Computers
RIPJAWS X DDR3 8GB RAM Stick - Coastal Discount Computers (Bessie Chapman)
I am also confused with the term speed. Some of the RAM slots are not detected sometimes, but now its pretty much all the time. If one stick of RAM goes bad, you still have a perfectly functioning system.

Some of the RAM slots are not detected sometimes, but now its pretty much all the time.

Problem is, I have read many threads and some say that both RAM should be of equal size and some say they should be of same speed.

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By now you already know that, whatever you are looking for, you're sure to find it on AliExpress. If one stick of RAM goes bad, you still have a perfectly functioning system. Just wondering which is better or if I should get a differ.