512x2 or 0ne 1024? 2 sticks or 1?

troc99 · 11-15-2005, 05:21 AM

building my a pc and unsure which route to take. I have Athlon XP3200,Asus A8N-sli,Raptor hard drive and was thinking of using 512 ram but now leaning towards 1 gig of ram. so whats better-2 stcks or 1? corsair 3200pro,xpert or?????? all i need is the ram i'm done

4W4K3 · 11-15-2005, 05:33 AM

2 sticks lets you run your RAM in dual channel mode. This allows for imporved performance, so it's better.

Consider other brands besides Corsair, as they tend to be a tad over priced. OCZ, Mushkin, TeamGroup, Centon, are all good brands.

An Athlon XP 3200+ will not work with an Asus A8n-SLi motherboard. I assume you meant an AMD A64 3200+, otherwise you are pairing a s462 CPU with a s939 motherboard, and that's not compatible.

troc99 · 11-15-2005, 11:04 AM

You are correct. I did mean the AMD A64 3200- 939.

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troc99 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	512x2 or 0ne 1024? 2 sticks or 1? building my a pc and unsure which route to take. I have Athlon XP3200,Asus A8N-sli,Raptor hard drive and was thinking of using 512 ram but now leaning towards 1 gig of ram. so whats better-2 stcks or 1? corsair 3200pro,xpert or?????? all i need is the ram i'm done

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4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 21 Posts: 6,987	2 sticks lets you run your RAM in dual channel mode. This allows for imporved performance, so it's better. Consider other brands besides Corsair, as they tend to be a tad over priced. OCZ, Mushkin, TeamGroup, Centon, are all good brands. An Athlon XP 3200+ will not work with an Asus A8n-SLi motherboard. I assume you meant an AMD A64 3200+, otherwise you are pairing a s462 CPU with a s939 motherboard, and that's not compatible. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe.

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11-15-2005, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
troc99 New Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 13	You are correct. I did mean the AMD A64 3200- 939.