Ram question

[GeeZillion]

So Ill probably only get 4 gigs of ram for my build well for at least 1 year I'll have 4 gigs sho should I just get 1 stick of 4 gig ram or 2 stick of 2 gig ram

[Paul_VB]

So Ill probably only get 4 gigs of ram for my build well for at least 1 year I'll have 4 gigs sho should I just get 1 stick of 4 gig ram or 2 stick of 2 gig ram

If you plan on upgrading (which i reccomend you do, 4 gigs kinda sorta isnt enough), go with the 1 stick of 4GB. it'll let you expand to 16 GB if you have a 4 ram slot mobo

[Johannes_Lazor]

So Ill probably only get 4 gigs of ram for my build well for at least 1 year I'll have 4 gigs sho should I just get 1 stick of 4 gig ram or 2 stick of 2 gig ram

The overall best choice is a 4gb stick since you can add more of them, So you keep the expandability.

[GeeZillion]

If you plan on upgrading (which i reccomend you do, 4 gigs kinda sorta isnt enough), go with the 1 stick of 4GB. it'll let you expand to 16 GB if you have a 4 ram slot mobo

I have a 2 slot board

[Wingfan]

Thats still ok with a 4GB stick, add another later and 8GB is good enough

[GeeZillion]

The overall best choice is a 4gb stick since you can add more of them, So you keep the expandability.

my board is duke channel so wouldn't it be more efficient to get 2 2 gig sticks and when I got a job just get 2 4 gig sticks because it's not that much and a mini I wage job is be able to buy the ram with my first pay check

[sapphirethunder]

if you're planning on having ONLY 4Gb, then 1 x 4Gb is best.

There is no use on getting 2x 2Gb just because of dual channel. In the first place, the difference won't be noticeable. AND you can later add 4Gb more.

[Johannes_Lazor]

my board is duke channel so wouldn't it be more efficient to get 2 2 gig sticks and when I got a job just get 2 4 gig sticks because it's not that much and a mini I wage job is be able to buy the ram with my first pay check

Using dual channel only gives you about 1 to 3% more performance, It is not noticable when gaming and regular tasks.

The only time you might see a difference is when you render videos, that takes more than a couple of hours to render.

When gaming heavily 4gb is a bit low, Getting 8gb later would give you 10-50% better performance depending on the game and hardware.

[Enflics]

my board is duke channel so wouldn't it be more efficient to get 2 2 gig sticks and when I got a job just get 2 4 gig sticks because it's not that much and a mini I wage job is be able to buy the ram with my first pay check

I'd say do as they say go with 1 4 GB stick, because 2/2 now and then 2/4 you'll be wasting about 30-40$ or your regional equivalent.

[Guest]

1 stick of 4 will be a better choice for upgradeability.

[A10-FTW]

So Ill probably only get 4 gigs of ram for my build well for at least 1 year I'll have 4 gigs sho should I just get 1 stick of 4 gig ram or 2 stick of 2 gig ram

8GB is the true target here friend (for any gamer machine this days)

 

grab the 1x4GB dimm (and buy one 4GB more in the future)

 

the 2x2GB days have end  :blush: