ram

[psmutiu]

What's better 2x512 MB DDR or 1x1024 MB DDR?

[commoner]

Theoretically one stick is better, as it allows you more room for future upgrades. It will be fractions of seconds faster as the computer doesnt need to search 2 sticks only one, but you wouldn't notice.

..If you already have a 512 stick then the cost certainly be noticeable though.....if you don't think you will ever want to upgrade to even more RAM then get another 512 would be my advice............

[bobjim1705]

Commoner is right - on traditional motherboards, 1 stick would be better.

If, on the other hand, you have a dual channel motherboard, 2 x 512 sticks would be better than 1 x 1024 stick.

[psmutiu]

Mother board: ASRock K7VT4A+. it doesn't support dual channel, so i guess 1x1024 it will be

[commoner]

LOL......ASRock K7VT4A+ should take 2GB so why not go the whole hog..........go on it's Christmas....commoner <G>

[psmutiu]

pc3200 @400MHz is just 1GB, pc2700 is 2GB