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Lasereth · 02-13-2005, 01:02 PM

Dual-Channel is almost an urban legend. The speed increases from it are at most 5%. If you do want to keep the dual channel going, 1 GB (4x256 MB) will be plenty for any game on the market. You won't have to upgrade ever again (until you buy a completely new PC). If you are interested in upgrading to more than 1 GB later on, buying a single 512 MB stick wouldn't hurt. You wouldn't notice the difference from the dual channel and the 1GB non-dual channel.

You could get 1.5 GB, but I've seen a few tests where performance actually goes down after going past 1.25 GB of RAM.

As for seeing a difference, going from 512 MB to 768 MB is MASSIVE, and even going from 768 MB to 1 GB is massive in some cases. I know that Battlefield 1942 basically maxes out at 768 MB though...1 GB won't make it run any better. World of Warcraft will take all the RAM you give it. Either way, I consider having 512 MB of RAM unplayable in the games I play. You need to upgrade to 1 GB whichever way you decide.

-Lasereth

02-13-2005, 01:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Dual-Channel is almost an urban legend. The speed increases from it are at most 5%. If you do want to keep the dual channel going, 1 GB (4x256 MB) will be plenty for any game on the market. You won't have to upgrade ever again (until you buy a completely new PC). If you are interested in upgrading to more than 1 GB later on, buying a single 512 MB stick wouldn't hurt. You wouldn't notice the difference from the dual channel and the 1GB non-dual channel. You could get 1.5 GB, but I've seen a few tests where performance actually goes down after going past 1.25 GB of RAM. As for seeing a difference, going from 512 MB to 768 MB is MASSIVE, and even going from 768 MB to 1 GB is massive in some cases. I know that Battlefield 1942 basically maxes out at 768 MB though...1 GB won't make it run any better. World of Warcraft will take all the RAM you give it. Either way, I consider having 512 MB of RAM unplayable in the games I play. You need to upgrade to 1 GB whichever way you decide. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert Last edited by Lasereth; 02-13-2005 at 01:04 PM..