Whats more efficient?

cupidr17 · Sep 27, 2003

Which works better? 1gb (2x256 , 1x512) or 1gb (2x512)?

Is one better than the other performance wise? I know if i went with 2x512 then i could add another stick later, but I want to know which is better performance wise.

Steven4563 · Sep 27, 2003

2x256 is good but if u can get 2x512 meg then y not

u can turn off file swapping windows does with the h/d with 1 gig ram

cupidr17 · Sep 27, 2003

well, coz my budget allows me to get 2x256 right now. But if i go for 2x512 then id have to wait a couple weeks.

james.miller · Sep 27, 2003

honestly, id wait.

edit:

scratch that. buy 1x512mb stick now, then get another we you can afford it. You DONT need to buy a matched pair.

Jognt · Sep 27, 2003

2x 256/2x512 is better than 1x512/1x1gig as long as your mobo supports DUAL DDR, its pretty much a lot better

id go for 1 gig of ram, disable swapping, and enjoy the fact that youll nvr run outa memory!

i however, must hang around 512

for windows 98 (the best) cannot handle more than 512mb

edit: @james.miller: he doesnt NEED to, but it will benfit him, if he gets one now, and one later, then the odds of the second stick being different from the first, have INCREASED substantially...

james.miller · Sep 27, 2003

if he buys from the same store a few weeks apart then the risk is minimal. besides, his sig says he wants twinmos. pretty much all twinmos pc3200, whatever chips they use (twinmos,winbond or m-tec), can do 220mhz+ at 7,3,3,2.0. I really dont think there will be any compatibility problems.

cupidr17 · Sep 27, 2003

miller: thats what i was thinking...i could buy one 512 now then another later. Anyone know if twinmos or buffalo tech will be making 1gb chips?

james.miller · Sep 27, 2003

i know twinmos already do. im sure buffalo do aswell

idioteQnology · Sep 27, 2003

i was researching up on this according to anandtech who ran some tests the best performance was with 4 sticks of 256 run in dual channel mode. which works out for me since i bought 1 matched pair of 256mb and in a couple of months going to by another

but 2x512 the performance hit was negligible. also it is cheaper to buy 2 512 separately i think than 2 matched pairs of 256 ./

cupidr17 · Sep 28, 2003

well, im into the whole CAD, photoshop, heavy graphics, etc so i think ill need the extra memory. Plus, turning off file sharing would be great.

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