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2x512mb or 1024mb?

post #1 of 13
4/9/06 at 4:20pm
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For the 9750, is it really worth the extra 30 bucks to have 1 1024mb for ram than the 2x512mb that they offer at pctorque? Also, the 9750 still has 4 memory slots like the 9890 right?
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post #2 of 13
4/9/06 at 4:35pm
darn right its worth going one dimm instead of two... this way later when you want to upgrade to 2gb, you'll just have to buy another stick... instead of having to buy two and sell two
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post #3 of 13
4/9/06 at 4:45pm
Go for 2 gigs asap
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post #4 of 13
4/9/06 at 5:13pm
Thread Starter 
I definitely want to get 2gb of ram but pctorque charges at least an extra 40 bucks for the extra than if I were to buy it seperate. My question is that if the 9750 has 4 memory slots like the 9890, is it better to have 2x 1024mb or 4x512mb, or even 1x1024mb and 2x512mb?
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post #5 of 13
4/9/06 at 5:28pm
skip the 512 boards... period
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post #6 of 13
4/9/06 at 5:31pm
I thought the 9750 had only two slots (That is his question)

But I don't know for sure.

-Allen
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post #7 of 13
4/9/06 at 9:04pm
If you absolutely can't afford the 2GB up front and you have four slots then it's probably fine to go with 2x512 and upgrade later by adding 2x512 again or better yet 2x1GB since Vista will be able to use more than 2GB and you will find that 1GB is not enough.

Typically you want to buy RAM in identical pairs and preferably in matched pairs certified to run in dual channel. You will take a significant performance hit with a single 1GB stick instead of a matched pair of 512MB sticks on the 9750 and if you plan on saving a few bucks and buying the second 1GB stick elsewhere you may find it doesn't match up well with the first one and won't run in dual channel and again you will suffer a big performance hit.

If you only have two slots in that machine you would serve yourself best by spending the money on 2x1GB even if you needed to save money by dropping the CPU speed one notch, IMO.
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post #8 of 13
4/9/06 at 9:07pm
it does. max 2GB ram. I'd go with a 1GB stick to leave room for another 1GB stick for future upgrade.....then again if you're sink some cash on a 9750, you mught as well go for the 2GB.

I know that if you go with one 1GB stick and the other slot is empty, you lose the DDR functionality, but unless you are running RAM intensive applications, the loss of DDR funtionality is minimal.

The 9750 only has 2 RAM slots!
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post #9 of 13
4/9/06 at 9:14pm
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Originally Posted by p2taz
I know that if you go with one 1GB stick and the other slot is empty, you lose the DDR functionality, but unless you are running RAM intensive applications, the loss of DDR funtionality is minimal.
RAM intensive applications like games. If you play games, you want a matched pair of RAM modules. The performance hit with a single RAM module would be noticeable in games and probably about the same as dropping the CPU speed 100-200MHz depending on the game.

I assume you like to play games right?
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post #10 of 13
4/9/06 at 9:31pm
Actually, games by their very nature are graphically intensive programs. The calls from the CPU to the RAM are not as intensive as you would think. Once loaded, the perfomance of the game relies more on the GPU and video RAM.

I agree that any system will run faster when all it's compnents are optimized (CPU, RAM, GPU, video RAM, Hard Drives, ect.), but if all are optimal except the RAM, the performance loss due to the loss of DDR functionality is minimal. There really is no noticeable difference between running 2x512MB with DDR and 1x1GB.

I was thinking more along the lines of optimizing program code, running some scientific applications, and doing controls programming as RAM instensive applications.
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post #11 of 13
4/10/06 at 3:49am
Trust me.
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post #12 of 13
4/10/06 at 6:55pm
Lose DDR functionality?
I think you are talking about the Dual Channel RAM which requires 2 sticks of ram right?

Anyways to the original poster: There are only 2 slots so 4X512 is out of the question. If reccomend you get 2GB from the get go but if you can't afford it then go with 1 X 1GB. The loss of dual channel will not be noticable in any real world application......only benchmarks. Then when you decide to go for 2GB you only have to buy 1 stick rather than 2.
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post #13 of 13
4/10/06 at 7:22pm
Yeah he meant dual channel, good catch, I didn't notice that.
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