4x512mb ram???

[Death Merchant]

how much slower would having 4x512mb
other than having 2x1gb

because im thinking of trying bf2 on 1gb 2x512mb if im not happy get more ram

ive heard that 1x1gb is not good

[Q-Tex]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

Not sure the answer to your question about the 512mb sticks dude. But if you're thinking bout getting 2GB.

Get a set of Dual Channel Sticks. (2 x 1GB) Corsair,Geil, or likes of.

[AFEDslayer]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

i recently baught 2 gigs of geil 2x1g sticks, and i took the 2x512's i had and put em in with the other 2x512 in my other machine, and i dont see much of a difference. between 4x512's and 2x1g

[Vw-Merv-CL]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

there isnt a noticable speed difference, between 4x512's and 2x1gb except with 4x512's the max you can have is 2gb with 2x1gb the max you can have is 4gb! mmmmmm 4gb providing your mobo has four slots of course, damn those pointless 3 slot mobos! whats the freekin point

[NoSoup4You]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

I have 4x512 DDR2-PC5300 and I have no speed issues. I believe as long as you have a good motherboard, this shouldn't be an issue.

[neo265]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

I did a timedemo benchmark on Doom3. One test with 4 x 512MB CL3-3-3-8 2T and it got 93 Fps and the second test with 2 x 512MB CL3-3-3-8 1T and that got 96 Fps. The slight difference is because the command rate has to be set to 2T to run 4 x memory modules so its not much of a performance difference.

[lcplsickoll]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

how much slower would having 4x512mb
other than having 2x1gb

because im thinking of trying bf2 on 1gb 2x512mb if im not happy get more ram

ive heard that 1x1gb is not good

Does your motherboard support Dual Channel, and if so will it support 4 sticks in Dual Channel. There's the question. I fun 4x512 in DC with no issues at all.

[Death Merchant]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

im looking at either a asus AV8-E se motherboard


or an abit AX8 motherboard

if i want to upgrade in the future to 3 gigs (2 years maybe)

would it be possible to have 2x1gb 2x512mb

[lcplsickoll]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

Yeah, but you won't get Dual Channel from that config. In order to use dual channel all 4 sticks must be the same.

[Death Merchant]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

need your help again people

whats the differnce between a normal sata drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=208593



and a sata 2 drive
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=235260

which hd would you get get a two year warranty on the maxtor also and it costs less

[lil_jimmy_norton]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

SATA2 has a faster transfer rate, but your MOBO has to support it.

[NoSoup4You]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

And from what I have read the transfer differences doesn't impact much. Unless the Raport drives move from SATA1 (1.5 GB/s) to SATA2 (3.0GB/s) then it isn't worth it, IMO. But if your motherboard supports it, then go for it since the drives don't really cost anything more.

[Gunny Highway]

Re: 4x512mb ram???

If you have a pre-Venice or pre-San Diego AMD CPU then with 4x512 you will only be able to run PC3200=400MHz in 333MHz mode, and the 2T command rate mentioned earlier.