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2GB Alienware Area-51m Ram

post #1 of 17
1/28/05 at 1:36pm
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I have ordered an area 51m with 4x512mb @533mhz of ram which equaled 2gb. It gave me the option for 1024mbx2@533mhz which also equaled 2gb.

Which is better/faster??

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post #2 of 17
1/28/05 at 3:17pm
the 2 1 gigabyte sticks would be slightly faster/more efficient i do believe.. but it is more expensive prolly... so i dunno if the performance difference is worth it ?
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post #3 of 17
1/28/05 at 5:15pm
yeah, the 2 1gb sticks would be a little faster. Another thing you need to consider is a heating issue. 4 sticks of 512 is going to run hotter the 2 sticks of 1GB ( i believe. I don't have and data to support this statement, but it seems like a little bit of common sense to me)
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post #4 of 17
1/28/05 at 6:14pm
actually you are both wromg. the higher the MB per stick usually means higher the latency, which isnt a little faster, its a little slower. but, when you use 4 sticks of any kind of ram in dual channel, it usualy lowers the FSB speed of the ram. so its about equal. i personally think that 2 gigs of ram in a laptop is usless but if you insist, get the 2x1GB for expandablity.
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post #5 of 17
1/28/05 at 6:42pm
I would go with the 2x1GB sticks because using all 4 slots actually hinders performace more than if you would just use the two. Well at least thats the way it is with desktops. BTW, Why do you need 2GBs of ram? Pls tell me its not just for gaming.
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post #6 of 17
1/28/05 at 7:26pm
Just go for 1 GB of Ram
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post #7 of 17
1/28/05 at 7:35pm
Well whats the difference between 1GB and 2GB?
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post #8 of 17
1/28/05 at 10:02pm

What's the "Dif"?

One Gigabite. And twice the kic[IMG]k![/IMG]
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post #9 of 17
1/29/05 at 12:10am
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Originally Posted by Astronut
One Gigabite. And twice the kic[IMG]k![/IMG]
I'm trying to find the relavence of those pictures to the post and the whole thread for that matter. Can you stear us in the correct direction please
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post #10 of 17
1/29/05 at 12:20am
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Originally Posted by Source
Well whats the difference between 1GB and 2GB?
The difference between 1 GB and 2 GB? 1 GB111
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post #11 of 17
1/29/05 at 2:00am
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Originally Posted by gza.zao
using all 4 slots actually hinders performace more than if you would just use the two.
This true? Mainly asking Astu on this one.
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post #12 of 17
1/29/05 at 4:14am
You know when technology was not this fast and big, having larger capacity in a chip was important due to how much was is active memory, instead of the PC having to seek between 2 or 4 sticks for data it could referance one and pull it down more effectivly, nowadays though... what do you have sitting in memory that takes of 512 or 1gb..... This isn't even accounting for DDR2 where not only do you have the large memory banks but it more faster in and out.

2GB is excesive, 1GB is MORE than enough, but if you are going to get 2GB then you are also the person that will expand as funds or technology dictate, so go with the 2 stick config.

Just my two cents.

Why is it a penny for your thoughts, but you always have to put your 2 cents in... someone is making a penny...
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post #13 of 17
1/29/05 at 12:14pm
I'll say that for what I do (software development), 1GB is not enough RAM anymore. I have 1GB in my 2 year old notebook and I use it all up and have to manage what I keep in memory. There is no way I would buy a new notebook with less than 2GB of RAM.

However, I have no idea how much a game would need. But gaming is a secondary consideration for me.
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post #14 of 17
1/29/05 at 12:25pm
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Originally Posted by objectuser
I'll say that for what I do (software development), 1GB is not enough RAM anymore. I have 1GB in my 2 year old notebook and I use it all up and have to manage what I keep in memory. There is no way I would buy a new notebook with less than 2GB of RAM.

However, I have no idea how much a game would need. But gaming is a secondary consideration for me.
By the end of this year we will see hungry applications that will devour 1 gig. I believe one of these apps that would help do this is the 64 OS from windows.Now i am not saying that it alone will eat up 1 gig, but will create a quite noticeable toll on resources.I am personally getting 2 gigs now, to eliminate my need in the future.
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post #15 of 17
1/29/05 at 4:26pm

more memory

I changed my order and upgraded to 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 533MHz - 4 x 512MB

Wouldn't having additional ram help if you're always multi-tasking and running several applications at once? I'm always jumping between desktop publishing and graphics design while working in Excel and Word, copying, pasting, printing, plus searching the Internet, managing my webmail and outlook express email, game playing, optimizing my system, etc...
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post #16 of 17
1/30/05 at 2:06pm

2 memory sticks vs 4 to have 1Gb of RAM

Two 1 gig sticks allows you to later upgrade to 2Gb total ram by buying only 2 more memory sticks.

If you have 4 memory sticks to get 1Gb of ram you have already filled the 4 available slots which will require you to purchase 4 new sticks to upgrade to 2Gb of RAM.
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post #17 of 17
1/30/05 at 2:11pm
I went for 2x1024 on mine, to keep the potential for future upgrading alive.
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