What's the difference between 2048MB [512x4] and 2048MB [1024x2]?
2007-02-06 01:29:23 · 3 answers · asked by cirith06 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The difference is how the memory is packaged. If you have a choice of upgrading your memory, you would be better off with 2 (boards) of memory of 1024. Most times there are 4 slots for expanding your memory. So if you use the two memory boards you will still have 2 slots remaining if you wanted to increase your memory in the future. Whereas if you use four boards of 512, all of the slots will be used up.
I hope this helps.
2007-02-06 01:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by Slim Shady 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there is no difference. With 1024 x2, there are only 2 bars of ram, with 512 x4, there will be 4 bars...
the only difference i can say is... with 512 x4, it occupy more of your ram slots on your motherboard...
2007-02-06 10:52:12 · answer #2 · answered by Brian S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is alot more efficient if you use the former 4X512 compared to the 2x1024, of course at the expense of your RAM slots.
2007-02-06 09:46:19 · answer #3 · answered by freedogsforall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋