Mixing DDR4 brands works most of the time.

Yes, usually fine. Two different brands of DDR4 8GB sticks at the same speed (3200MHz) will probably work together without issues.

The risk comes from timings and voltages. Even if both sticks say 3200MHz, their internal latencies (like CL16 vs CL18) and recommended voltage might differ. Your motherboard will try to match them automatically, usually by running both at the slower stick’s settings. That can work, but it might also cause instability if the sticks are very different internally.

If you’re just using default BIOS settings (no XMP), the motherboard will pick safe, slower timings. That’s low risk. If you enable XMP (which overclocks both sticks to their rated speed), you’re more likely to hit trouble if the sticks don’t agree on voltage or timings.

Bottom line: It’ll probably boot and run fine for normal use. For gaming or heavy workloads, you might get occasional crashes or random restarts. If you already have one stick, buying the exact same model is safer – but mixing brands is not a disaster. Just test with MemTest86 or similar for a few hours before trusting it.

If it works, great. If not, you’ll know within a day.