4GB 2 sticks or 4 ???

[pickie]

hi all thinking of going vista soon , and i know you need lots of mem for it , i have an asus commando MB , so what would be better ??

2 sticks of 2GB dual channel = 4GB

or 4 sticks of 1GB dual channel = 4GB

cheers

Mike

 

[Maziar]

get 2x2gb if u want to have more space if u want to go with 8gb in near future , if not , both options will be good

 

[Falken699]

2x2 in dual channel mode (see which slots you need to put the sticks in in your manual, most likely 1+3)

 

[jitpublisher]

Agree. Although it seems that newer boards are getting less particular about using 4 sticks, you just have better luck getting 2 sticks to work at max performance level than 4.

 

[pickie]

ok cheers

guess ill go for 2 sticks of 2GB then

 

[cyberjock]

2 sticks because of the slight performance degrade from running 4 sticks. Plus the added benefit of upgrading later without having to remove 2 sticks of RAM.

 

[XMSYellowbeard]

In general, 965 based boards like 2 DIMMs much better than 4. This is especially true when OCing.

 

[enewmen]

hi all thinking of going vista soon , and i know you need lots of mem for it , i have an asus commando MB , so what would be better ??

2 sticks of 2GB dual channel = 4GB

or 4 sticks of 1GB dual channel = 4GB

cheers

Mike

1 X 4 will be cheaper and faster (because of lower latencies)
2 x 2 will allow you add more RAM later.
You can find low latency high-dense RAM, but that is really expensive.
Also, you don't need to care much about latencies / timings unless you like to overclock.

1x2 DDR2 667 CL5 $73 x2 = $146
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134046

1x2 DDR2 667 CL3 $110 x2 = $220
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146093

2x2 DDR2 667 CL5 $194
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231110


1x2 DDR2 800 CL3 $159 x2 = $318
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227190

2x2 DDR2 800 Cl4 $530
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146690

Anyway, you get the idea. Faster RAM costs more and it's easier to get fast RAM in smaller sticks.