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Gig-O-Ram said:So would there be any difference in performance if there were sticks in all four slots? Mine are in 1-3, and I never thought anything of it. When I get my future rig going, I'll probably have all the slots filled, unless I can get ahold of 2 1GB sticks...but I think that'll be a bit pricey...
OCdragon said:You would need ALL the memory slots IF you wanted to maximise your RAMs, especially for "smaller" sticks such as 256MB or even 512MB ones, as an after thought. However if you foresee your needs prior to building/buying your PC, then use at least 512MB or bigger stick to minimise the chance of filling ALL the slots in near future. But because of technology or saving costs by manufacturers, some BIGGER memory sticks such as 1GB ones are double-sided which mean physically they look a "single stick" but actually they are equivalent to TWO sticks loading as far as the memory controller's timings are concerned. That means it will SLOW down!
You choose your memory sticks carefully!!