A7V266 E, Memory, Two Sicks Or One

[Kemoc]

I see 512 sticks are more prevalent now. Will it make any diffrents running one 512 to two 256 on a A7V266 E ?

 

[Karaethon1]

As far as I know, it doesn't really matter since it's not an nForce chipset.

However, as far as expandabiltiy/upgradability the 512 is a much better choice once the prices of RAM fall again (when DDR333 comes out?).

 

[FatBurger]

Actually, I faintly remember benchmarks where 2 sticks were better than one. This was most likely due to interleaving. However, the difference was very small (certainly not noticeable). I would think 2x256MB would be cheaper than 1x512MB, but upgrading might be tougher.

 

[Kemoc]

Thanks Guys

 

[Kingofcomputer]

<< Actually, I faintly remember benchmarks where 2 sticks were better than one. This was most likely due to interleaving. >>

Not right. From 64Mbit sdram chip, it can do 4-way interleaving already, so a single 128MByte sdram DIMM using 64Mbit chips can do 4-way interleaving. Two of them won't make the memory system faster. Interleaving is done inside the individual chip.