just wondering

[msterzer]

Just as a topic of discussion, I was wondering...for instance if a mother board supported 256 MB of ram and there was only 2 DIMM slots. Would 2 128 MB DIMMS be quicker or more efficient than 1 256 MB DIMM? I don't have such a setup but was thinking that using 2 slots, each having less circuitry than one slot having to utilize much more circuitry would equal better efficiency. Wrong or right?

[Bsdboy]

It doesn't really matter you will not see any difference between 2x128 or 1x256.

Bsdboy

[Fingers]

Agreed, there's no noticeable performance difference between 2@128MB and 1@256MB. There's a question in the Crucial.com FAQ that deals with this issue if you want to look it up.

[msterzer]

If anyone is interested, I sent a query to Crucial. They sent back a message stating that using one 256 MB of memory is slightly faster than using 2 128 MB sticks. You could have fooled me, but sometimes something sticks in your head and it bugs you until you know for sure. Now I'm bugged because I have 2 128s when I could have bought a single 256 cheaper. And life goes on.

[club_med]

But is the performance difference worth mentioning ?, I wouldnt think so.

cm.

[Brangwen]

Regardless of any slight performance difference, if one mod goes bad, you still have 128MB left to run with. Practical consideration while this is being discussed.

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