Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3139 mails)

["Amit Joshi" <mckagan@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/31/06, John Andersen <jsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday 30 October 2006 08:43, Felix Miata wrote:
> > > I actually wished to buy another 512MB chip. Is it like 256Mb+256Mb
> will
> > > deliver a better performance compared to a single 512MB chip?
> >
> > Most newer chipsets can support RAM sticks in matched pairs that will
> > operate at a faster speed than a single RAM stick or mismatched sticks.
>
> However, the improvement in machine speed and responsiveness rendered
> by adding 512 IN ANY CONFIGURATION will so VASTLY out weigh any
> real or imagined degradation from mis-matched SIMS/DIMMS that discussion
> of it is pointless pedantry.
>
> BUY the memory.
>
> RAMBUS memory is the only kind in recent production that always
> requires matched sets, and requiring matched sets of other memory
> generally disappeared about 1997.
>
>
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> _____________________________________
> John Andersen




Oh..thanks for the information.
I shall buy the RAM then. 512MB :)

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