2x256 or 1x512?

kabal57 · Post by **kabal57** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 8:11 pm

trying to decide on what I should get for my asus nforce2 board..
im thinking 2x256 for dc ddr, or should I just go with 1x 512 for now and try to get another 512 later?
will I notice a big difference between just regular pc2700 , or dc 2700?
what would you guys in my situation do?
One other thing, I was told herei n the past that win98 does not manage more than 384 mb of memory well
with xp pro, can it handle 1 gig reliably?
thanks

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 8:25 pm

im thinking 2x256 for dc ddr, or should I just go with 1x 512 for now and try to get another 512 later?

well, if you are expecting to be getting more memory later, i would go with a single 512MB DIMM. there are advantages to getting 2 modules, especially for troubleshooting purposes. but then again, it;s best not to take up memory slot spaces with small increments if you are planning to get more sometime soon. and if you are planning on OCing, a single DIMM places less load on the memory conroller.

will I notice a big difference between just regular pc2700 , or dc 2700?

i don;t know for sure. if history proves to be the rule, probably not at first (aside from maybe benchmark scores). the rest of the hardware/software industry will need to play "catch-up" first. i think there are some other folks around here who can fill you in better than i on this.

One other thing, I was told herei n the past that win98 does not manage more than 384 mb of memory well
with xp pro, can it handle 1 gig reliably?

win9x did have a hard time managing more than (if i recall) 512MB of memory. there were tweaks to help this, but if you have winXP as an option, the question is yes..... XP will manage 1GB just fine.

A_old · Post by **A_old** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 8:58 pm

1x512MB. Memory is good enough where high density chips will OC well. DC will not be huge w/ an athlon system..however...pentium 4 systems will benefit majorly. athlon fsbs (even at 333MHz) are easily saturated by 200MHz memory speeds. That's correct, 9x will not work well w/ higher mem amounts..how much can be argued.. i believe much over 256MB and it's worthless. XP/2k will manage almost as much as u can throw at it very well.

kabal57 · Post by **kabal57** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 10:00 pm

ok thanks guys

one more question, I have two memory options available to me, a samsung pc2700 512 ddr, or crucial 512, both are 2.5 cas.
Which would be preferable? they cost about the same. I would think crucial with the lifetime warranty, do you guys agree?

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 10:13 pm

i have read of some folks getting really good OCability out of some Samsung memory. however, if it were me, i would go with the Crucial memory. a really good warrantee is always worth the money in my opinion.