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Single sided and double sided Ram

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Name: Jesse (by mooneyjess1999)
Date: November 8, 2007 at 12:11:12 Pacific
OS: Win XP Pro
CPU/Ram: 3GHz/2GB
Product: IBM 8187-F4U
Comment:

On a website I found the following; "double-sided memory will generally be faster than single-sided memory." I always thought it was the other way around but anyways what is faster If I had 4 Ram slots on my PC;

2 sticks of double sided DDR PC3200 Ram (1024 MB each)

OR

4 sticks of single sided DDR PC3200 Ram (512MB each)

*All running in dual channel mode

I also heard that double sided is better for heat since it spreads it out on both sides. What do the majority of you have single or double sided?

Thank You,

Jesse



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Response Number 1
Name: jefro
Date: November 8, 2007 at 13:58:26 Pacific
Reply:

Has no basis in fact.

The side a memory module is on (unless old magnetic doughnut) has nothing to do with speed. There could be slight (very slight) speed changes if magnetic interactions but ram is not normally (almost never today) a magnetic media.

I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.


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Response Number 2
Name: Outlander
Date: November 9, 2007 at 07:55:54 Pacific
Reply:

Makes little difference.

Some older mobo's have trouble dealing with high density ram and single sided, but other than that, it should make no difference.

Buy both, Run Sandra and tell us the difference :P


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