Which is faster, if atall??

Lee H

Hi

As title says

4 x 1 Gig or 2 X 2 Gig of memory

not too clued up on gamin rigs buut i will be putting something together real soon so just wondering which way to go

Any info would be great

Lee

ULWiz

If you bought the same speed ram from the same manufacture then it should be the same.

I would not suggest buying 4, 1GB chips and would suggest buying the two, even one if possible. Not sure what your board can support but i would always go for the bigger single chip so i can expand in the future.

Ahriakin

Interleaving only works between pairs so you don't gain anything by having 4x1 (essentially 2 banks of pairs) vs. 2x2 (1 bank of pairs). And you have 2 slots left for expansion.

Lee H

Got my eye on a mobo that supports 8Gig of ram, i i do have a 32Bit and 64Bit XP OS, i bet 64Bit is flakey with games though so 32Bit will probably be the one

ULWiz

I run a 64Bit Vista Business edition on my home pc and there are games and programs i cant install because of it. I am going back to my 32 bit version because of it.

royal

It's faster with 2 stick if doing dual ddr. If using 4 sticks, your memory's command rate defaults to 2T setting while 2 sticks use a 1T setting. Something you won't really notice (it's debatable among overclockers), but from a technical standpoint, it's faster. Also, you generate less heat with the less amount of sticks you use, but again, this isn't a really big deal unless you're overclocking.

Lee H

Thanks Royal

You hit the nail on the head there mate regarding less heat

Cheers guys

JDMurray

Lee H wrote:

Got my eye on a mobo that supports 8Gig of ram, i i do have a 32Bit and 64Bit XP OS, i bet 64Bit is flakey with games though so 32Bit will probably be the one

A 32-bit OS can only address up to 4GB of RAM (3.5GB of RAM with 32-bit Windows). You need to use a 64-bit OS to get access to >4GB. Just remember that 32-bit apps will (technically) run more slowly on a 64-bit OS than they will on a 32-bit OS.

Do I Really Need 64-bits?

ULWiz

I almost forgot about that.