- Joined
- Oct 19, 2002
- Location
- St Petersburg, FL
When I bought my 512mb of Corsair XMS3200c2 v1.1 (bh-6, IIRC) over a year and a half ago (and paid an arm and a leg, thank-you-very-much) I didn't intend on going dual-channel or picking up another stick. Figured it would be fine to get me to "the next generation" of good stuff. Now I'm upgrading from my Kx7-333 to a NF7-S and want to run dual-channel. Only problem is, I've got no extra $$$ to pick up a 2nd 512mb stick.
I'm also getting a T-bred 1800+ and hope to run at 200mhz x11 24/7. Should I:
a) Keep the 512mb of XMS, use it single channel and be happy
b) Sell the XMS and pick up 2 sticks of Buffalo CH-5
c) Hunt down a stick just like the one I have and kill myself trying to afford it (already spending more than I'd like on the MoBo and CPU)
or
d) Use the stick I've got w/ 2x256mb sticks of something else w/ bh-6 chips. I don't know enough about dual-channel to know if this works. And if it does - does it hinder your ability to hit high-ish fsbs? I'd guess so, but I've seen it done in a few signitures.
Thanks for any suggestions. Feels good to be getting some new toys. . .
I'm also getting a T-bred 1800+ and hope to run at 200mhz x11 24/7. Should I:
a) Keep the 512mb of XMS, use it single channel and be happy
b) Sell the XMS and pick up 2 sticks of Buffalo CH-5
c) Hunt down a stick just like the one I have and kill myself trying to afford it (already spending more than I'd like on the MoBo and CPU)
or
d) Use the stick I've got w/ 2x256mb sticks of something else w/ bh-6 chips. I don't know enough about dual-channel to know if this works. And if it does - does it hinder your ability to hit high-ish fsbs? I'd guess so, but I've seen it done in a few signitures.
Thanks for any suggestions. Feels good to be getting some new toys. . .