1gb stick or 2 512mb sticks

JoeTom93 · 01-16-2007, 12:54 AM

should I get 1 gb or 2 512mb sticks? Which would be faster and cheaper?

hpi · 01-16-2007, 12:55 AM

A 1gb stick imo is better.

Jet · 01-16-2007, 01:02 AM

The 2x512MB would be faster, as it would run in dual channel. However, if you are planning on upgrading to 2GB soon, it would be better to get a 1GB stick now and add another later then have 4x512MB.

**The_Other_One** · 01-16-2007, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpi

A 1gb stick imo is better.

We're not looking for opinions here

Depending on your computer, one or two sticks may be better. If you're motherboard supports duel channel, you want two sticks. If you're board does not support duel channel, then running two sticks slows your timming down. This is a much lower performace decrease than running single channel, but some people argue it's notciable.

kof2000 · 01-16-2007, 01:03 AM

depends on the configuration.

dual channel = 2x512

whether the mobo has 2 or 4 slots

i would seperate the two sticks whether or not they are dual channel or not so there is enough space for heat to escape.

Ziggorat1336 · 01-16-2007, 01:50 AM

Simply thinking of the concept of quantity, quality, or price takes an account here. If you plan to continue expanding, buy the 1GB. Otherwise, buy the two 512MB and save urself about thirty or so bucks.

Remember, in any situation, you can only attain two of the concepts.
1GB = Quality + Quantity(later expansion)
512MB = Quality + Price(cheaper)
In both cases, quality should be about the same.

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JoeTom93 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 88	1gb stick or 2 512mb sticks should I get 1 gb or 2 512mb sticks? Which would be faster and cheaper?

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Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	The 2x512MB would be faster, as it would run in dual channel. However, if you are planning on upgrading to 2GB soon, it would be better to get a 1GB stick now and add another later then have 4x512MB. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	depends on the configuration. dual channel = 2x512 whether the mobo has 2 or 4 slots i would seperate the two sticks whether or not they are dual channel or not so there is enough space for heat to escape. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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01-16-2007, 01:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ziggorat1336 New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8	Simply thinking of the concept of quantity, quality, or price takes an account here. If you plan to continue expanding, buy the 1GB. Otherwise, buy the two 512MB and save urself about thirty or so bucks. Remember, in any situation, you can only attain two of the concepts. 1GB = Quality + Quantity(later expansion) 512MB = Quality + Price(cheaper) In both cases, quality should be about the same.

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