2x256 or 1x512 and by whom?

[wrvolz]

I'll be buying an abit KR7A-RAID soon and I'm wondering if it would be better to use 2 sticks of 256mb or a single stick of 512mb?

I noticed that the 512mb Crucial memory uses 7.5ns memory but doesn't say what it uses for the rest.

I may overclock down the road so I want good memory - who's the has best luck in memory for overclocking?

Thanks,

[Dissolved]

well its up to you, crucial has been proven to oc good up too 150mhz.. but crcuial is cas2.5.. id say get the 512mb stick if you could.. 1 stick has been said to oc better then 2.. and that leaves room for future upgrades or bigger ramsinks :)

[wrvolz]

Thanks, dissolved.

1) I looked at some 512mb crucial memory at BestBuy today and it was labeled cas 3, not 2.5. The 256mb was cas 2.5. But I could not read the chips to find out the make or speed.

2) The BestBuy had 256mb Crucial PC2100 for $50 - $15 instant rebate - $10 mailin rebate = $25. Hard to beat that price. The best I could find on Pricewatch was $57. I bought two.

Thread is immaterial now.

Thanks anyway.

[Dissolved]

well thats good.. cas2 is what u should be looking for, but cas2.5 is ok if u gonna go high fsb..

[FunkyTechnician]

There is an article on the front page with results from memory tests using 1,2, and 3 dimms. In all the cases you could reach a higher FSB by using the least amount of dimms.

But that's worthless if you need the memory for the applications that you run, i.e.-CAD, music production.

This may sound like sacrilege on these forums but I would pick the memory over the overclocking if you absolutely needed the memory.

[Dissolved]

yea, if they made a gig of pc2400 cas 2 then id get it :)

[TranceBear]

2 sticks are better for 4-way bank interleave, but 1 stick will overclock better. you decide.