RAM question

[Bartonious]

Which will provide better performance: 2x512Mb or a 1Gb stick? Also, if I upgrade to 2 gigs of ram in the future will the 2x512Mb sticks be a problem? I plan on using Corsair value select.

I appreciate any suggestions.

 

[l Xes l]

just get 1 stick of 1gb now and add another stick of 1gb later...
performace wise 512mb x 2 should be a bit better but nothing noticiable..

 

[bamacre]

Unless you have a pentium, then go with 2x512.

 

[kd2777]

Originally posted by: bamacre
Unless you have a pentium, then go with 2x512.

qft, but....even at that I still would rather have the 1 1GB stick because for the newwer games you need 2 gb of RAM, and adding a nother 1GB stick later is much easier. If you don't game (the newwer ones) then 2*512 adn be done with it. Unless of course you do video editing or something but I assume if you do that then you know you need a sh!t load of RAM already.

kd

 

[zest]

512 sticks oc a little better than 1gb sticks.
Howeer if you intend to use Vista you will require 2gb of ram .

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: zest
512 sticks oc a little better than 1gb sticks.
Howeer if you intend to use Vista you will require 2gb of ram .

Vista does not require 2GB of RAM, don't be silly.

 

[zest]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: zest
512 sticks oc a little better than 1gb sticks.
Howeer if you intend to use Vista you will require 2gb of ram .

Vista does not require 2GB of RAM, don't be silly.

Well 512b to run the OS..That's fine if you don't do anything else..games, video& multmedia stuff..etc,

Also the progrrams you will see in the near near future especially for 64bit will be mmory intsive.
anyway more ram is beter i all situations., 2gb iis a min standard these days especially for gamers and video editing.

 

[IEC]

Get 1GB stick, you won't regret it 6 months from now. G-skill has some CAS 2.5 DDR 400 1GB sticks for around $90-100, with nice blue heatspreaders.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

i have 2x512 of the same corsair value memory...looking at my pc specs in my sig, can i add another 2x512? some people were saying that its not possible to have 4 sticks of memory. Thanks in advance

 

[zest]

Why not!
As long as you add the same sticks...and you have 4 slots..

Of course you can.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: zest
Why not!
As long as you add the same sticks...and you have 4 slots..

Of course you can.

they were saying something of the bios not recognizing all the memory or something...maybe i just misunderstood

 

[Blain]

Go with two 512MB sticks...
You won't be adding any more later.

 

[zest]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: zest
Why not!
As long as you add the same sticks...and you have 4 slots..

Of course you can.

they were saying something of the bios not recognizing all the memory or something...maybe i just misunderstood

There is no harm i updating your BIOS although it should not b necesarryas you are only going to 2gb in 4 slots.
There are somtines issues with 4gb and win XP not seeing 4gb ,.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: zest

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: zest
Why not!
As long as you add the same sticks...and you have 4 slots..

Of course you can.

they were saying something of the bios not recognizing all the memory or something...maybe i just misunderstood

There is no harm i updating your BIOS although it should not b necesarryas you are only going to 2gb in 4 slots.
There are somtines issues with 4gb and win XP not seeing 4gb ,.

k, thanks man

 

[zest]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: zest
Why not!
As long as you add the same sticks...and you have 4 slots..

Of course you can.

they were saying something of the bios not recognizing all the memory or something...maybe i just misunderstood

There is no harm i updating your BIOS although it should not b necesarryas you are only going to 2gb in 4 slots.
There are somtines issues with 4gb and win XP not seeing 4gb ,.
You should keep the bios updated anyway.

Buy your memory in pairs.

 

[Okasa]

apparently vista requires 1gb of ram,
reccomends 2gb

sortof how in xp they require, what 128 or so and basically require 256mb or more.