4x512mb or 2x1gb ?

[kopykat]

Hi,
Im building myself a system:

amd X2 3800+ socket 939
dfi SLI-DR motherboard
evga 7900GT
4x74gb raptors

I play demanding games like FEAR, quake4 etc. 50% of the time and the rest of the time im either on photoshop or 3d max.

which memory do you guys recommend I get?
which memory will give me the most bang for my buck?
I dont wanna spend an xtra $100 on a performance increase i would never notice.

Thanks.

 

[moparman390]

2x1GB is going to operate faster then 4x512MB, the memory controller operates more effeciently with only two DIMMs to controll instead of four.

 

[kopykat]

any specific model you would recommend? :roll:
thanks.

 

[edwuave]

why wouldn't u just buy 4X1GB RAM, since u can afford to buy 4x74gb raptors and other high-end stuff.

 

[kopykat]

nobody likes a smart ass :twisted:

 

[Datman]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010170147+1052308477+1052107965+1052407949&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=147

One of these if you want some OCing head room.





http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010170147+1052308477+1052107965+1052407862+1052508679&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=147

Otherwise something from this selection.

 

[Scougs]

OCZ
Mushkin
Corsair
Geil

These are among the most well respected memory brands around.
I have 1GB(2x512MB) OCZ EL PC3200 that I have been satisfied with. The first set that I got was defective but I didn't have any trouble getting them replaced through Newegg.com. The replacements will overclock to DDR450 while maintaining CAS 2.

I borrowed a 1GB(2x512MB) set of PC4400 Geil RAM from a friend for a while and that stuff worked pretty well too. It needed a lot of voltage to get the rated speeds but the particular set was specified to run up to 3.1v so it wasn't a big surprise. I got my system to post with the memory running at DDR560 with that RAM.