4x1gb 4-4-4-15 to 2x2gb 5-5-5-18?

Reality Bites · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:08

I've currently got 4x1GB of OCZ pc6400 running on a gigabyte board in a sugo. They can get very very toasty when the pc is under load, in fact you can't touch them!

I've got the chance to swap for a new set of corsair 2x2gb pc6400 which is at 5-5-5-18.

I'm sure the heat issue isnt helped because the heatsinks are so close with little airflow. The 2 sticks would help a little, but would they be much slower?

This swap wouldn't cost me anything btw.

Clum · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:11

the difference will be so tiny you'll never notice it.

ConTRo13R · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:12

In an intel system you wouldn't notice the difference in performance.

Having just 2 sticks will also put less strain on the NB

Reality Bites · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:13

it's a q6600, so heat can be an issue.

I'm thinking that it wouldn't be enough to notice.....so that's good to have confirmed

setter · 26 Jan 2009 at 20:14

If its costing nowt id go for it, leaves you the option to upgrade to 8gb in the future if you want to.

Crosswire · 27 Jan 2009 at 11:32

This is exactly what I am doing today, going from Giel-4x1gb 4-4-4-15 to OCZ-2x2gb 5-5-5-18.

I'm doing it for future expansion and trying to keep the heat down. I have recorded speeds from my old setup and will report back with my finding after I have had chance to test.

Reality Bites · 27 Jan 2009 at 13:24

Crosswire said:
This is exactly what I am doing today, going from Giel-4x1gb 4-4-4-15 to OCZ-2x2gb 5-5-5-18.

I'm doing it for future expansion and trying to keep the heat down. I have recorded speeds from my old setup and will report back with my finding after I have had chance to test.

cool thanks, i'm hoping it will be nothing in it.

KillBoY_UK · 27 Jan 2009 at 16:21

Clum said:
the difference will be so tiny you'll never notice it.

i neverd did when i swiched my ram like that

Kennysevenfold · 27 Jan 2009 at 22:37

KillBoY_UK said:
i neverd did when i swiched my ram like that

+1

Crosswire · 29 Jan 2009 at 05:34

I have my OCZ-2x2gb 5-5-5-18 running now and the only difference I can see are to tiny to bother me, with the largest being a loss of 100 points on 3dmark which is nothing out of 11200.
So all is good here.

jvowles · 29 Jan 2009 at 11:29

intresting to know. I would have thought 2x2gb is better due to dual channel?

Reality Bites · 29 Jan 2009 at 13:49

jvowles said:
intresting to know. I would have thought 2x2gb is better due to dual channel?

why wouldn't 4x1GB run in dual channel? Worked fine for me. As long as you fill both slots of the channel with appropriate sticks (i.e the same) it will run dual channel

jvowles · 30 Jan 2009 at 09:27

Sorry...i read it as 1x4gb....my bad..

Then the only outstanding is wouldn't 2x 2gb give you two extra slots later on in life if you move to 64bit and need an extra 2x2gb to make 8gb.

CaNNoN_1981 · 30 Jan 2009 at 12:19

Hi

I went from 4x1GB 6400 4-4-4-12 to 2x2GB 8500 5-5-5-15 and notice no difference at all just a major increase in Ram MHz from 800 to 1032.

Prob gonna go 8GB soon too so all is good.

Crosswire · 30 Jan 2009 at 13:06

3 reason I changed over to 2x2gig.
1 - I can now expand to 8 gig for just £30, not bad at all.

2 - Someone here told me having 2gig blocks puts less strain on the system.
3 - My 4x1gig where a dull orange color, where my new 2x2gigs are shinny silver and sparkle when I shine a torch on them.

johnerz · 31 Jan 2009 at 11:09

I found that the Geil 4.4.4.12 clocked to 1066 well and at 5.5.5.16 so no performance loss or gain to be had, just needed a fan to cool then and they are good solid ram
Flog them on ebay and recover some of the costs

Hairboi · 2 Feb 2009 at 07:29

Crosswire said:
3 - My 4x1gig where a dull orange color, where my new 2x2gigs are shinny silver and sparkle when I shine a torch on them.

lmao

jvowles · 2 Feb 2009 at 09:15

3 - My 4x1gig where a dull orange color, where my new 2x2gigs are shinny silver and sparkle when I shine a torch on them.

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Indeed...this is core reason, i think this should have be 1)!