Is 2 x 2gb better than 4 x 1gb?

pieman109 · 7 Jun 2007 at 00:00

I've currently got 4 x 1gb of giel DDR2 6400 ULL memory in the pc in me sig. Unfortunately, this ram just refuses to overclock by any amount. I've tried slacker timings, more/less volts, etc but its still a no-no.
Would changing to 2 x 2gb allow me to overclock the memory even a little amount?
Thanks.

triggerthat · 7 Jun 2007 at 00:49

pieman109 said:
I've currently got 4 x 1gb of giel DDR2 6400 ULL memory in the pc in me sig. Unfortunately, this ram just refuses to overclock by any amount. I've tried slacker timings, more/less volts, etc but its still a no-no.
Would changing to 2 x 2gb allow me to overclock the memory even a little amount?
Thanks.

Yes.

pieman109 · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:04

triggerthat said:
Yes.

Which memory (2 x 2gb) would you recommend? I quite like the look of the geil "black dragon" 6400c, but therews no info regarding how well it overclocks.

Iraklis F.C. · 7 Jun 2007 at 01:55

but i think the new P35 solves a mssive amount of probs with 4X1 , so i think its better 4X1 as long as you can get them cheapερ than 2Χ2

lay-z-boy · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:17

It depends on the strength of the chipset, the P35 is very strong and can run 4x1gb sticks to insane levels of overclock, i can do 1200+ with 4 sticks of crucial pc5300

Many chipsets are weak for large banks of memory overclocking, the 680i isn't great for 4 sticks or high density for example.

There is only one kit of 2x2gb ram that overclocks, mushkin pc8500, near impossible to find though and costs a fortune.

pieman109 · 7 Jun 2007 at 02:48

Okies, so it looks like a mobo replacement then. I've had no probs with a gigabyte DS3 since I've had it so I'll look into getting one of the P35 versions.
Cheers for the info.

robj20 · 7 Jun 2007 at 08:06

Iv just got the Mushkin 2x 2GB XP2-6400 kit. Once i get my new rig built i will post the results, but reviews look excellent.

Coolasmoo · 8 Jun 2007 at 15:35

Ive just replaced my 2x1 gig of gskill to 4x1 Crucial Ballistix

Running at the same speed (800) and timings (4 4 4 12) as the gskill , the crucial is running great and is scoring slightly better in memory benchmarking.

The 975x isnt doing too bad for its age.

braveheart · 8 Jun 2007 at 17:41

I used 4x1GB Corsair DDR2-6400 Dominator (black with blue label) CAS4 and run so fast also still at 800mhz instead of 667mhz (I used Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 with BIOS F7) - Im much happy with it, I add up with Corsair Dominator Airflow fans as well - seem it good one, sorry I cant tell you where it from as it not from OCUK.