2gb of ram at 800mhz or 4Gb at 667 mhz??

makaveli3004 · 11-30-2006, 02:22 AM

Just one more question which would be better performance wise??
1. CRUCIAL, 4GB (4 x 1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz CL5 SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC

2. CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS Xpert PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL4 (4-4-4-12) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC, LEDs

Bl00dFox · 11-30-2006, 02:24 AM

No 1 - then overclock it

Ku-sama · 11-30-2006, 02:24 AM

#2

Bl00dFox · 11-30-2006, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ku-sama

#2

Please backup your claims with reasons/evidence

liquidshadow · 11-30-2006, 02:27 AM

I'd choose depending the specs of the RAM. If the second is overclockable RAm then i'd get that and just overclock it to 800 as most performance 667 will overclock that high.

**The_Other_One** · 11-30-2006, 02:27 AM

Technically, 800MHz would be faster(along with having less sticks, yielding lower T values) However, most people will say there's no real noticeable difference between 667MHz and 800MHz. But even so, I can't imagine why you'd need over 2G of RAM. I've never even come close to running out on my system, even without a swap file.

Bl00dFox · 11-30-2006, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Other_One

But even so, I can't imagine why you'd need over 2G of RAM. I've never even come close to running out on my system, even without a swap file.

There is one word that will defeat that claim: VISTA.

liquidshadow · 11-30-2006, 02:30 AM

You don't know about that. Even with the Vista beta, 2GB was enough.

Jet · 11-30-2006, 02:28 AM

I would take the 2GB. Remember, you can overclock the DDR2 800 ram as well. Also, 2GB is all you really need.

**Cromewell** · 11-30-2006, 02:34 AM

At this point 2GB is more than enough unless you are doing very RAM intensive things and it will be enough for a long time. Plus you can move to 4GB later if nevessary.

11-30-2006, 02:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
makaveli3004 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 69	2gb of ram at 800mhz or 4Gb at 667 mhz?? Just one more question which would be better performance wise?? 1. CRUCIAL, 4GB (4 x 1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz CL5 SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC 2. CORSAIR, 2GB (2 x 1GB) XMS Xpert PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz CL4 (4-4-4-12) SDRAM DIMM, Non-ECC, LEDs

11-30-2006, 02:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bl00dFox Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 17 Posts: 566	No 1 - then overclock it __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 MOBO: Gigabyte 945P-S3 RAM: 2GB Kingston 667Mhz (4x512MB Dual Channel) GPU: Palit X1600XT PCI-E HDD: 160GB SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 Storage HDD: 320GB Seagate Barracuda SATA 7200.10 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit

11-30-2006, 02:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
liquidshadow Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,040	I'd choose depending the specs of the RAM. If the second is overclockable RAm then i'd get that and just overclock it to 800 as most performance 667 will overclock that high. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Intel Q6600 \| D-Tek Fuzion Block Asus P5K Deluxe \| Swiftech MCR320 Rad G-Skill 4GB \| Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Res WD Raptor 150 \| EK FC8800 GTX Block Seagate 320GB \| 3 * Yate Loon DM12SL Samsung S182 \| Swiftech MCP655 Pump Coolmax 700W Antec P180b NOW PARTING OUT, PM ME

11-30-2006, 02:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,434	Technically, 800MHz would be faster(along with having less sticks, yielding lower T values) However, most people will say there's no real noticeable difference between 667MHz and 800MHz. But even so, I can't imagine why you'd need over 2G of RAM. I've never even come close to running out on my system, even without a swap file. __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

11-30-2006, 02:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
liquidshadow Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1,040	You don't know about that. Even with the Vista beta, 2GB was enough. __________________ [SIZE="1"]Intel Q6600 \| D-Tek Fuzion Block Asus P5K Deluxe \| Swiftech MCR320 Rad G-Skill 4GB \| Swiftech MCRES-MICRO Res WD Raptor 150 \| EK FC8800 GTX Block Seagate 320GB \| 3 * Yate Loon DM12SL Samsung S182 \| Swiftech MCP655 Pump Coolmax 700W Antec P180b NOW PARTING OUT, PM ME

11-30-2006, 02:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
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11-30-2006, 02:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jet VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,646	I would take the 2GB. Remember, you can overclock the DDR2 800 ram as well. Also, 2GB is all you really need. __________________ http://www.joshualongeneckerphotography.com 2.53Ghz 13" MBP -- Folding@home SMP @ 13:50/Frame

11-30-2006, 02:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,804	At this point 2GB is more than enough unless you are doing very RAM intensive things and it will be enough for a long time. Plus you can move to 4GB later if nevessary. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

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