1gb @ 333mhz or 2gb @ 400mhz ????

StevieP · 8 Jun 2006 at 13:48

I currently have 1gb (2 x 512mb sticks) of Geil Value 3200 DDR400 memory in my machine and want to upgrade to 2gb.

I have had a look at my current memory (running in dual channel) and its double sided and my motherboard specs say that if I add another 2 sticks of the same, they will only run at 333mhz and not the 400mhz the 2 sticks are running at currently.

My question is, will I see much of a difference between these 2 speeds coz I dont want to have to replace my current 1gb with 2 x 1gb sticks just to get a small performance increase if I can get away with shoving 2 more 512mb sticks into the remaining 2 slots!!

Any help will be appreciated....

SteveP

StevieP · 9 Jun 2006 at 09:19

Minstadave said:
2x1Gb is better, but only 2-3% boost is seen running at 1T rather than 2T.

According to the mobo specs the memory can only run at 333mhz if I have 4 x 512mb sticks (as the Geil chips are double sided) - but what is 1T & 2T though?? Is it something to do with dual channel???

StevieP

StevieP · 9 Jun 2006 at 13:10

Sorry to be a noob but does this mean then that if I do buy 2 more 512mb Geil Value sticks, because my processor is a Venice, they will definitely run at 400mhz, still dual channel....but run at 2T rather than 1T?? (albeit take into account the slight performance decrease as per the link)

The reason I'm looking at this is to get a decent performance increase in games like BF2 and the new Ghost Recon game - will I still see a substantial difference even though they are running at 2T???

Thanks again guys....

StevieP