On Tue, 8 Jan 2008, Matthew Rogers wrote:
> steve szmidt wrote:
>> On Monday 07 January 2008, Eben King wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008, William Coulter wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am still not getting this RAM thing. Do I have to buy 2 sticks of RAM
>>>> or can I 2 2gig sticks. This is what I am thinking of getting. What do
>>>> you think?
>>>> GeIL Value Series 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
>>>> Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144064
>>>>
>>> My motherboard (Asus something-SLi -- lemme know if it's important and
>>> I'll
>>> try harder) supports interleaving RAM, so if you get two identical sticks
>>> and put them in the right slots, you get faster access (the BIOS implies
>>> it
>>> and MEMTEST86 says so, but I haven't timed it) than if you had one
>>> double-size stick. There are four slots, so I guess I can go up to 8 GB.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, this is an important factor. RAM is a bottleneck with the needed delay
>> before it can be re-read. Using dual slot RAM is important and should
>> always be done. Note they need to be a matched pair.
>>
>> Using SLI is for processing video faster by linking two or three SLI ready
>> video cards. Typically used by gamers.
>>
>>
> NewEgg has 4 gig Dims, they just cost 300$ for two 4gig dims.
I see the same price for 4 * 2 GB DIMMs, so no savings there.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147+1052329188&name=8GB(4+x+2GB)
I don't see 4 GB DIMMs (singly or in pairs). Can you provide a link to one?
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