Which is better

[Pancakes]

2 sticks of 512 ram at 400mhz
or
4 sticks of 512 ram at 333mhz?

Does the mhz difference really matter?
and is it possible to have 3 sticks of 512 or does it have to be in pairs

 

[IS_Contractor]

more RAM is always better. 400-333... not a significant difference. check your FSB speed. as for pairs... depends on the motherboard. usually memory that needs to paired will be packaged and sold in pairs.

 

[TheChef]

DDR memory never has to be in pairs. THe dual channel packaging is a way to make people spend more money by being convenient. That said, using pairs of RAM will enable dual channel capabilities if you processor and motherboard support it.

 

[Pancakes]

So having 4 sticks of 512 SDRAM would be better then having 2 with the higher mhz...
I think i might just sell my 2 sticks of 512 to my brother or something
and go out and buy 2 sticks of 1gig sticks
get the 2gigs total and stay at 400mhz
also easier for future upgrading

 

[ceewi1]

That would be the best way, although the most expensive as well of course!

 

[Geoff]

DDR400 is obviously better and faster, i would try to get DDR400 memory.