ram question

[new_one1]

what is better 2*256 or 512 stick
and is there a big diference between ddr and sdr

 

[LV38_Eagle]

DDR, or Double Data Rate, is almost twice as fast, and yes, if your MOBO supports Dual Channel Access, two sticks (if they are a matched pair) will allow the Dual channel access to function, making it even faster.

 

[Jorsoft]

LV38_Eagle, brother, you speak the truth. However, if you use 2 sticks instead of one, you are using up more ram slots as opposed to a 1-stick setup, which can make future upgrading harder and possibly more expensive since most (newer) motherboards support 1.5-2 GB (3GB if you run a server platform!) of memory, but only 3-4 slots. It all depends what is more important to you and your specific needs.
And yes, DDR memory is about twice as fast as SDR, and isn't even that much more expensive!

 

[yashar]

yea man ddr and sdr are really gay...... some motherboards only take ddr and others only take sdr. i don't really know what the significance of it is.

 

[yashar]

DDR, or Double Data Rate, is almost twice as fast, and yes, if your MOBO supports Dual Channel Access, two sticks (if they are a matched pair) will allow the Dual channel access to function, making it even faster.

i should have read. sry.

 

[nvalhalla]

if the motherboard supports dual channel memory, I say use two sticks. However, if it doesn't then use 1 stick so you can more easily upgrade latter.