Memory: Is More Always Better?

Now that 1GB modules are said to be the industry standard for gaming systems, we felt that it’d be worth running a little experiment to see whether it’s worth selling your current pair of 512MB modules and getting a couple of 1GB modules. Or, are you best saving a bit of money by keeping hold of your current memory and adding another two 512MB modules to them to give you the same 2GB of memory with the consequence of running them at 2T with your Athlon 64? Alternatively, should you disregard the marketing hype and keep hold of your two 512MB memory modules?

..If you’re willing to take a bit of a gamble (dependant on whether you’ll be able to sell your current memory or not), we’d recommend swapping out your current memory for 2GB - it’s just a case of whether you choose to buy the cheaper modules with looser timings, or whether you opt for memory capable of reasonably tight timings at DDR400. That’ll ulimately come down to whether you’re planning to overclock or not.

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