1gb or 2gb?

[BJones048]

Which would be better strictly for gaming...

1gb DDR400
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80097-21

2gb DDR400
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80097-46

Being that the 1gb runs at lower latency timings would that be better for gaming? Or would the 2gb be better since it has a larger RAM?

 

[Dr_House]

The timing difference is negligable, go with whatever you can afford. The 2GB will offer less stuttering and slight gain in performance in games, and Windows could respond faster.

 

[AwsmGy]

I agree, with Dr_House; when I first built my computer I started with 1 gig, but quickly realized it wasn't enough for my needs, so I upgraded to 2.

 

[paladin_yang]

2G is necessary.

 

[1Tanker]

Agree with everyone. Several articles have been done on review sites, and

the concensus is that the extra capacity will overcome the slower timings.

GL

 

[Jean-Coutu]

Now, all new video games use 1.5 GB for play in good conditions. I already see on Internet that a video game use 2 GB on maximum options.

 

[Frank_M]

Now, all new video games use 1.5 GB for play in good conditions. I already see on Internet that a video game use 2 GB on maximum options.

Not really sure about that: afaik newer games use 1 GB, but I agree, get 2 GBs.
Vista will be a resource hog.
Games now are already using 1 GB.
You loose a bit by going with slower ram, but you win by not having to use the much slower HDD.

 

[bmouring]

If you're willing to spend the money now, the 2GiB offers more "room" for resource use in the future. Slight differences in latency will be overcome by less use of the incredibly slow pagefile/swap.

 

[chuckshissle]

2Gb of ramage is a must for gaming especially at higher application games like BF2, FEAR and Oblivion. Even a 2Gb of value ram could do the job as to compare against 1Gb of ram. 2x1Gb of ram is better than 4x512Mb of ram for they run at different clock speeds. So bottom line is 2Gb of ramage is needed to play games smoothly.