Corsair 512 mb LL or corsair 2x512 mb ?

I dont know what will be a better buy:

1- PC3200 - 512 MB - DDR - Corsair LL PRO 141 euro

2- PC3200 - 512 MBx2 - DDR - Corsair TWINX C2 214 euro

its for a p4 system, probally 2.8 c

abit ic7 mobo en ati radeon 9600 pro videocard

i want to overclock the pc to at least 3.2 ghz

is the PC3200 - 512 MBx2 - DDR - Corsair TWINX C2 214 just as fast as the PC3200 - 512 MB - DDR - Corsair LL PRO or is it a lot difference in performance?



thx, jeffrey

Are you sure you don't have the prices switched? The LL Pro is spec'd at 2-3-2-6, whereas the C2 is spec'd at 2-3-3-6.

I would say the performance difference is probably not worth the extra money. The C2 will perform admirably.

Another option is some Kingston HyperX PC3000 with BH-5 modules if you can find it in Europe. In the US you can get a gig for around $200 and it overclocks like mad.

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the 2x 512 mb has this latency:
Latency: 2-3-3-7-T1

for the PC3200 - 512 MB - DDR - Corsair LL PRO it doesnt says, but im guessing better timings?

btw maybe u didnt see the 2nd option i put is 2 x 512 mb ?

if u have themoney now get the 2x512meg if not just get the one

the 2nd option i put is 2 x 512 mb

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Oh I thought that was a typo..

Trying to read it carefully and assume that you mean exactly what you write....

So you are asking if kit of 2x512 3200C2 is as fast as one single 512MB stick of 3200LL?

On an Intel system I think it is safe to say that 2x512 3200C2 would give noticeably better performance than 1x512 3200LL, all else equal.
This because you get dual channel with 2 sticks.

If you compare 2x512 of C2 vs LL then the LL has 2-3-2-6 spec,
and the C2 has 2-3-3-6, spec so the LL is slightly "faster".

The PRO will not affect performance at all since that just denotes that the modules has LED's on it.

If you are talking about which will allow higher FSB then the answer is probably 1x512 3200LL since one stick will usually allow higher FSB than 2 but the memory performance would still be worse since you have no dual channel.

Br
hepp

ok thx think ill go for the 2x 512mb

hepp said:

Oh I thought that was a typo..

Trying to read it carefully and assume that you mean exactly what you write....

So you are asking if kit of 2x512 3200C2 is as fast as one single 512MB stick of 3200LL?

On an Intel system I think it is safe to say that 2x512 3200C2 would give noticeably better performance than 1x512 3200LL, all else equal.
This because you get dual channel with 2 sticks.

If you compare 2x512 of C2 vs LL then the LL has 2-3-2-6 spec,
and the C2 has 2-3-3-6, spec so the LL is slightly "faster".

The PRO will not affect performance at all since that just denotes that the modules has LED's on it.

If you are talking about which will allow higher FSB then the answer is probably 1x512 3200LL since one stick will usually allow higher FSB than 2 but the memory performance would still be worse since you have no dual channel.

Br
hepp

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Well said. Dual channel will be better and 1GB is a must if it is possible for you. I did not know what I was missing when I only had 512.