Ram Questions

Blazer · Mar 23, 2006, 01:46 AM

I am thinking about upgrading my ram to two gigs, Would it be better to buy a dual channel kit of 2X 1012 or using my existing 2X 512 sticks and putting in 2 more 512 ? My motherboard has the room for 4 sticks total, (ASUS P4C800DL).

Al_Vampyre · Mar 23, 2006, 10:09 AM

If you intend overclocking it then I would go with 2x1024 rather than 4x512, current opinion suggests that you'll get much tighter timings that way...

Mar 23, 2006, 01:46 AM	#1
Blazer Tweeker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kitchener Posts: 611 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Ram Questions I am thinking about upgrading my ram to two gigs, Would it be better to buy a dual channel kit of 2X 1012 or using my existing 2X 512 sticks and putting in 2 more 512 ? My motherboard has the room for 4 sticks total, (ASUS P4C800DL). __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula, OCZ 780MXS ps, Core2 Duo 8400 @ 3.80GHz,Corsair Water cooling kit, 4x2gb Mushkin DDR2 8000, 5 hardrives totalling 1.75 TB, Sapphire Theatrix, SyncMaster 2343, Logitech MX-518, 2 Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 Crossfired , running on Windows7 64 bit, all in an Antec P160w Case.

Mar 23, 2006, 10:09 AM	#2
Al_Vampyre HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,532 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	If you intend overclocking it then I would go with 2x1024 rather than 4x512, current opinion suggests that you'll get much tighter timings that way... __________________ "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad" - Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland Rugby Team 2009 Grand Slam winning Captain.