2x256mb or 1-512mb

I have a dual channel mobo(see sig) and I want a minimum of 512mb. Should I get 1 stick of 512mb or 2 sticks of 256mb???Probably pc3500 memory. Been looking at the Buffalo 512mb pc3500, or some GEIL Golden Dragon(been tested on the board in a review so I know it works pretty good). Any other suggestions???? I like the Mushkin Black Level II, but I probably can only afford a stick of 256mb.

I think it's pretty well accepted that dual channel is going to work out a lot better with two sticks of ram.

In Intel case there is little debate here. But in AMD case it very much depends on the price and future upgrades.

So I should get 2x256mb of whatever I decide to get-- pc3200 or pc3500

chaos, is this all in reference to your NEW NEW rig ? because if you have a 2.4B in there, there's really no reason to go with 3200, let alone 3500.

get some 2700 with that 533 bus of yours

Actually what I'd do ...

hopefully you just bought the 2.4b not too long ago, and might be able to get away with a credit, and spend an additional $9 on a 2.4c, THEN get your pc3200 or 3500, running at 2-3-2-6, and you'll be a happy camper, with a much faster overall system.

hope this helps

Bah, just a tiny bit faster and very little chance of running 1:1 on the memory. A 2.4b is virtually the equal of a 2.4c, and my 1.8a outruns many 2.4c's.

http://www.thejemreport.com/articles/800fsb.htm

Larva, is there not going to be a significant jump in bandwidth with him running a 2.4C, with HT enabled ?

As far as 1:1, he didn't mention wanting to OC, but if he would, he would have no problems running something like mushkin black II pc3500 at 200mhz at 2-3-2-6.

I just find it odd how people in the hardcore forum are buying the latest chipset motherboards , and bottlenecking their systems with the most important components ; CPU and MEMORY

just my 2 cents

ps- Chaos, you can find 2.4c's ,retail, at newegg, for exactly $1 more than a 2.4b there. You have an awesome board, utilize it

throw it in a-synch and run yourself a cool 3 Ghz or higher at 5:4, tight timings and you WILL SEE A DIFFERENCE

I can run it @3.0(had it @3.2 on my SINXP1394 mobo, but it was real picky with memory) I'm sure my memory is holding me back..