Thread: 2 x 1gb OR 4 x 512mb - AMD X2, should I get 2 or 4 sticks?
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Old 12-23-2005, 01:43 PM
DQPaulie DQPaulie is offline
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Default Re: 2 x 1gb OR 4 x 512mb - AMD X2, should I get 2 or 4 sticks?
Just one thing I would like to mention, some motherboards run into compatibility problems with all four memory slots filled. They tend to get more picky about the type, timings, and quality with the four slots filled. So I would go with the 2 Gb sticks myself.
In respons to the 512 Mb question, if your Athlon is a 64 and dual channel, you should add one 512 to keep it running in dual channel. If you have an older Athlon XP chip, I would add two sticks of 512 Mb, for a total of 1.5 Gb. I noticed a nice improvement going from 512 to 1 Gb on my Athlon 64.
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