1 stick of ram faster then 2? (n00b)

NoPK!!!11 · 11-08-03, 04:49 PM

Say if I had x2 256mb ddr pc4000 corsair
and 1 single stick of 512mb ddr pc4000 corsair

Would the single stick on it's own perform faster in games then x2 256?

Thanks

L337 M33P · 11-08-03, 04:56 PM

Not if you have a chipset (nForce2, Intel 865/875) with a dual channel memory controller. Makes more difference in Intel systems, but 2x256 in each channel should be faster than 1x512.

sensai · 11-09-03, 03:26 AM

there is one solid gain for 2 sticks of ram... that would be if one is broke you can always test the other.. if you only have one stick...well you have to go buy another to see if it is your ram toast,, and not the mobo or what ever else may be wrong

kevral · 11-09-03, 07:44 AM

Might be something real basic that I have overlooked, but I cannot overclock past 190 fsb with two sticks of ram. If I take either one stick out, I get to 200 fsb easy.

stan03 · 11-09-03, 02:56 PM

what is your system? maybe the ram isn't matched or something.

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NoPK!!!11 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	1 stick of ram faster then 2? (n00b) Say if I had x2 256mb ddr pc4000 corsair and 1 single stick of 512mb ddr pc4000 corsair Would the single stick on it's own perform faster in games then x2 256? Thanks __________________ i5-2500K @ 4.5 & Hyper 212+ // Asus P8Z68-V Pro // RipJawsX 8GB 1600MHz // 560Ti OC Twin FrozR II 1GB // OCZ Vertex 3 120GB // WD Caviar Black 1TB // Corsair Professional Series AX750 // Antec 902 V3 // Windows 7 x64
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11-08-03, 04:56 PM	#2
L337 M33P Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: TEH INTERNETS	Not if you have a chipset (nForce2, Intel 865/875) with a dual channel memory controller. Makes more difference in Intel systems, but 2x256 in each channel should be faster than 1x512.
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11-09-03, 03:26 AM	#3
sensai Registered Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: I AM CANADIAN	there is one solid gain for 2 sticks of ram... that would be if one is broke you can always test the other.. if you only have one stick...well you have to go buy another to see if it is your ram toast,, and not the mobo or what ever else may be wrong
	QUOTE Thanks

11-09-03, 07:44 AM	#4
kevral Registered Join Date: Sep 2003	Might be something real basic that I have overlooked, but I cannot overclock past 190 fsb with two sticks of ram. If I take either one stick out, I get to 200 fsb easy.
	QUOTE Thanks

11-09-03, 02:56 PM	#5
stan03 Member Join Date: Mar 2003	what is your system? maybe the ram isn't matched or something.
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