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1.25 GB pc2100 vs 1GB pc2700?

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I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 with 2 memory slots.

It currently has 1 GB pc2700 in one slot, and 256MB pc2100 in the other.

Is it better to run it with 1.25 GB RAM at pc2100 speeds, or with just 1GB of RAM at pc2700 speeds?

Are there any tables out there that contrast the tradeoffs between amount of RAM and speed at which it runs? Is there some benchmark I should run on the machine itself to test the performance with and without the slower speed memory?

I've searched for this and haven't found a good answer yet.
 
I've generally always choose amount over speed. But that is not to say speed does not count. May I ask what you use the computer for or are planning to use it for. You probably won't notice your self the speed difference but in benchmarks there will be a difference but you could always pick up another stick and run it in pc2700. Either way I say the speed would be negligible at best on a machine like that.
 
Okay, good to know. The computer is used for internet browsing, watching movies, doing homework, and general college-aged kid stuff.

I'd be interested about at what point the tradeoff becomes viable to run at the faster speed rather than the slower one? For example, if I had 1GB pc2700 and 128MB pc2100, would it make sense then to go with just the faster RAM?

Is there a table somewhere I can use to help me make this type of decision?
 
I would assume your are running XP so I would go with the speed. The differnce between 1G and 1.2G vs the speed increase would make the speed increase your best bet. You are talking about a 20% increase in size which you may not even use with XP, vs a 25% increase in speed which you will be using all the time.
 
tough call, amount is better, but the amount difference is very small and the speed difference isn't. on the other hand, it has so little ram to begin with that even a small amount increase should do wonders...
So I would go with amount
 
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