4x1g sticks or 2x2g sticks for 4g of ram?

[Jincuteguy]

Hi everyone, Im planning to get 4G of ram for my new system. But I dont know whether I should get 4x1G matched pairs (4x1G sticks) modules (like the Corsair Dominator) or 2x2G (2x2G sticks) matched pairs . Which one is better in term of performance? Also can anyone recommend any brand besides corsair? And Im talking about DDR2-800mhz or faster like DDR3-1800

My system
E6750
Asus P5K/EPU
BFG 8800GTS 512Mb
Window Vista Ultimate 32bit

 

[dv8silencer]

I would recommend 2x2 GB over 4x1 GB.

 

[NoStateofMind]

From what I understand, 2x2GB will give you better performance. Not to mention less heat and space.

 

[error8]

If you were upgrading from 2X1024, then the cheaper upgrade to do is to add another two identical 1024mb modules. But if you're building a totally new system 2X2048 is the logical thing to do, since you might have some motherboard compatibility problem with all slots occupied, especially during overclocking.

 

[Gillbot]

Originally posted by: error8
If you were upgrading from 2X1024, then the cheaper upgrade to do is to add another two identical 1024mb modules. But if you're building a totally new system 2X2048 is the logical thing to do, since you might have some motherboard compatibility problem with all slots occupied, especially during overclocking.

+1, or sell your 2x1gb and buy 2x2gb.

 

[nefariouscaine]

I can speak from experience on running both kind of setups - my rig likes to run 2x2 at higher clocks (FSB and Ram) than it does with 4x1 - not sure the exact reason but past 400mhz FSB it just doesn't like to do it (at least with well OC'd memory settings)

If you're planning on running stock (CAS 5 at DDR2-800) memory on stock FSB and have a 2 gig (2x1) kit then look at getting another matching one

but you want to OC it would seem - there are some nice and tasty kits from Mushkin and G.Skill (2x2 gig) that are rated for DDR2-1000 and that should be fine for running any OC at 1:1 memory divider unless you plan on going Extreme to 4.5ghz and beyond