RAM - One slot of RAM or two?

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RAM - One slot of RAM or two?

Postby Akashio » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:58 am

Which is faster: 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM or 1 x 2GB PC3200 DDR RAM? Why?
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Re: RAM - One slot of RAM or two?

Postby Akashio » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:31 pm

Akashio wrote:Which is faster: 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM or 1 x 2GB PC3200 DDR RAM? Why?


Please help me out...simple question...
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Postby FurryCurry » Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:31 am

Not quite that simple.

What chipset does the motherboard in question use?

Does it support dual-channel access, like say, the Intel 865/875 series and a lot of others?

If your board supports dual channel operation, 2 sticks of matched memory will almost certainly be faster. If it doesn't, it shouldn't really make a difference either way.

Needs more brand/model/support chipset being posted for a definitive answer.
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Postby Zero » Wed Apr 13, 2005 4:11 am

On average, two sticks can outdo one because of heat distribution.

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Postby bum » Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:44 am

Zero wrote:On average, two sticks can outdo one because of heat distribution.

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RAM is generaly affected less by heat than any other system component. RAM heat sinks do little but look prety. If your runing a board that supports dual ddr, the two stick will double the bandwidth or something like that. But they must be the same sticks (speed, latency, etc). If your geting two sticks, its best to buy dual ddr packs which are basicaly 2 sticks in a fancy box designed to be run in dual ddr.
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Postby kooda » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:37 pm

Generally 2 sticks will perform a little better because of dual channel like the other guy was saying. The 2 sticks will also be a little faster because their latency is generally lower i.e.: ram timings. But you probly won't notice much of a difference unless you're overclocking.
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