hyperthetical question on ram

[P2P]

what would you see better performance with?

1 512mb stick of decent cas lat 2 ram
or
1 gb of kingston value at cas lat 3?

the reason why i ask is that both choices are within the same price range (well here anyway)


thx

p2p

 

[Top Hat Theater]

For bandwidth, The single stick of 512 would be better, all things equal due to the tighter timing.

~THT

 

[tom10167]

512, you'll RARELY use more than that much memory.

Hypothetical?

 

[Jognt]

the 512 stick, since its cas is lower, the 1 gig stick has a bigger size, but the 512 one is faster

512, you'll RARELY use more than that much memory.

err, not if your a gamer or a hardcore 3D application kinda guy

 

[tom10167]

I don't know, from what I've heard, very few games really take more than 512megs, but then again, the first three words summarize.