2*2G or 4*1G DDR2

[madian225]

Hi

I will admit that I am seeking advice here on which direction I should go to be honest and what, if any, the benefits would be.

MY current rig is a 939 on an naked Opty so for on the memory side it was always 1T V 2T etc etc when it came to deciding whether to run 2 sticks or 4.

However, as I understand it with the current Itel CPU's all that has gone out of the window, hence this thread to seek advice, help and hopefully gain some useful knowldege.

I am building a rig for a friend and I am looking at the Asus P35 board P5K Delux using DDR 2 memory. This friend is adamt that Visa is the way he wants to go at some point soon but for the moment will be using XP Pro SP2.

The CPU will be the Intel QX6700 Quad core.

My dilema is this do I go for 2*2G sticks - OCZ 4GB PC2 6400 C5 Vista Gold series

OR

Team Extreem 2GB DDR 2 PC2-8000 C5 but use 2 sets i.e. 4 sticks.


Given this machine will more than likely run at stock settings I thought I would seek you advice as to whcih way would be best, thaks

 

[madian225]

Hi

Vista 64 is the way he wants to go eventually and I am looking at this build as future proof as I possibly can.

I am worried that if I got 2 sticks of RAM A now will I be able to get exatly the same RAM A with the same timings say 8 months down the line given how fast things are moving at the moment and how long a Vista SP 1 may take to appear.

Hence the question really. I know that 2*2 will be far easier on the system BUT if and I do mean IF he decides at some point to push his rig would 4*1 be better given it would be using 8000 DDR 2 ram instead of 6400 DDR 2 ram, if you see what I mean.

The difference in cost between 2*2 and 4*1 is minimal to say the least so before i went mad or did something silly I thought that I would see how other people felt would be the best way forward at this moment in time.