Memory DDR2 ram - 4x1 or 2x2?

Wich setup should i choose , im going to get some new ram, so its either going to be 4x1Gb og 2x2Gb, the ram is ddr2 800mhz pc2-5300 - do you think i would feel any diffrence between these 2 setups? - the price is the same and im not going to upgrade so i dont need more than 4 gigs

 

go with 2x2g every time

 

DDR2-800MHz is actually PC2-6400 not 5300. always go for 2 sticks to save problems with the memory controllers.

 

agreed.

agreed.

plus.
if you ever decide... leaves open the ability to expand further.

 

what if the Mhz is higher on the 4x1?

 

how much of a difference? 800MHz vs 667MHz?
what are the latencies? 5-5-5-18? 4-4-4-12?

it really all depends.
what are the two choices you are looking at?

 

2x2 is better, because it will be dual channel.

 

just took a look, they are having the same Mhz and latency - how would this sounds like 2gb - 1 gb - 2gb 1gb så its like 2,1,2,1 = 6 gb..

 

same latencies. same speeds. definitely 2x2GB.
i wouldn't go for 2x2GB and 2X1GB.
using all dimms is hard on the motherboard.

i would stick to 2x2GB. for now.
and later upgrade to an additional 2x2GB.
if so desired.
just my personal opinion.

 

2 X 2 simply because of dual channel.

If it was (4 X 2gb) Vs ( 2 X 4gb) then the story might be different.......how much does a stick of 4gb ram cost anyways?

 

Thanks for the answer