2006-11-04 06:13:31 · 5 answers · asked by will118 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
4x512 can have lower latency but I would go with 2x 1GB so you have expansion space later. The difference is barely noticeable.
2006-11-04 06:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by Mr O. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well 2x1 gb ddr2 800 mhz is better cuz u will have more empty slots left on your motherboard for future upgrades.. on the other hand i have seen dat ram chips gat oftenly defectiverunless from good vendor.. in that case 512 x 4 wil b better cuz u will still have 1.5 gb left after one bcomes defective got it.. but i think you are a carefuluser.. go for 2x1 gb ddr2..
2006-11-04 14:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by lucky_bikdel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2x 1GB DDR2 800MHz is better
2006-11-04 14:29:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends.... if you want to use them in dual channel mode, then 2x1G. i saw a test on tomshardware,when a computer with 512 mb ram worked better then one with 2G. anyway, the more the better. just don't try to use 2X dual channel (two pairs of dual channel memorys // 4 pieces of ram. if you still want to use so, the use it in single channel ..... with two dual channels, the speed will slow down a lot...)
2006-11-04 14:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by t85us 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
doesnt really matter, its all to do with the cas timming/Latency
of the ram its hard to explain this in text
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/03/31/tight_timings_vs_high_clock_frequencies_uk/
this is a good example
2006-11-04 14:19:53 · answer #5 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋