- Oct 11, 2013
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Hey people, I am buying new RAM soon, and need a little advice, some things that have always puzzled me. I will order them below for easy answering.
1) I am contemplating whether to get 4x2 or 2x4 sticks on my board. I have had multiple answers from various sources.
Some have said I am better with the 2x4 as the CPU and the memory chip on the mobo are under less strain, and that the 4 sticks are only truly useful in a quad channel system.
The others say that it is better to have 4 sticks, as to spread the workload across several different parts, giving better performance as there is more MHz allocated to each GB, producing less heat and extending life.
Which is correct?
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2) The manufacturers I am looking at are G.Skill, GeiL, Kingston and Corsair.
Are there any specific differences between the performance specs of the hardware made by these manufacturers, or is it simply down to aesthetic taste or brand loyalty?
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3) Now I know there is negligible difference between the performance of 1333MHz and 1600MHz RAM unless you are working super heavy duty or doing some very specific overclocking.
However, the site I am on is advertising some 800MHz DDR2 memory, claiming it has a lower latency and higher gaming performance for high intensity games.
Is this correct, or is it just a jargon-filled swindle?
~~~~~
If someone could answer some, or all of my questions, it would be much appreciated. I understand that some of this might be in other topics, however, I think that the specificity of the questions requires me to collate them all together in this fashion, as all need to be considered at once as part of my buying process.
EDIT: Correcting mistake.
1) I am contemplating whether to get 4x2 or 2x4 sticks on my board. I have had multiple answers from various sources.
Some have said I am better with the 2x4 as the CPU and the memory chip on the mobo are under less strain, and that the 4 sticks are only truly useful in a quad channel system.
The others say that it is better to have 4 sticks, as to spread the workload across several different parts, giving better performance as there is more MHz allocated to each GB, producing less heat and extending life.
Which is correct?
~~~~~
2) The manufacturers I am looking at are G.Skill, GeiL, Kingston and Corsair.
Are there any specific differences between the performance specs of the hardware made by these manufacturers, or is it simply down to aesthetic taste or brand loyalty?
~~~~~
3) Now I know there is negligible difference between the performance of 1333MHz and 1600MHz RAM unless you are working super heavy duty or doing some very specific overclocking.
However, the site I am on is advertising some 800MHz DDR2 memory, claiming it has a lower latency and higher gaming performance for high intensity games.
Is this correct, or is it just a jargon-filled swindle?
~~~~~
If someone could answer some, or all of my questions, it would be much appreciated. I understand that some of this might be in other topics, however, I think that the specificity of the questions requires me to collate them all together in this fashion, as all need to be considered at once as part of my buying process.
EDIT: Correcting mistake.
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