1 dimm vs 2 dimm

on dell.com when choosing options for any notebook the 1 dimm of 512 mb is more expensive then the 2 dimm.why is this? i thought 2 dimm of 512 mb was better then 1 dimm of the same mb?

 

...Why would 2 dimms be better? (I believe you're thinking of dual channel ram--no notebooks have this feature yet).

As far as costs go, One dimm of the same capacity is obviously more expensive, as the ram density is higher than two dimms totalling an equivalent amount.

The bottom line is, using one dimm of 512 mb (rather than two at 256 each) still leaves you an empty dimm slot to add, say another 512 mb down the road, rather than having to toss one 256 to add another chip.

-M.

 

ohh ok i get it.. 512 mb split into 2.. wow i feel dumb.. i have only 256 mb of ram... i just ordered two 512 memory modules.. .so that is equivalent to 1 gb.. is it better to just get 1 gb or two seperate 512 mb?

 

this is incorrect, many notebooks are dual channel capable

 

yeah, two 512mb would work better than a 1gb stick. The latency of the gig stick would lag a little but it is unnoticeable. I don't see why people would get over a gig of ram in a notebook. Am I right?

 

yea...i have 512 MB dual channel ram...and it works better than a lotta my friend's laptops with only 1 GB stick of ram...and the main reasons people would get over a gig of ram in a notebook is because of:
1. hardcore gaming
2. heavy duty application use

 

yeah, like running two games at once. I only run about 700-800mbs total when running CS-Source. I don't know about Battlefield 2 though. I understand for video and photo editing purposes but not the gaming.

 

why would you run 2 games at once??...i would never do that

 

then why would you need over a gig of ram for gaming?

 

for the most smoothest hardcore gaming experience ..lol...but i might get up to 1.25 GB RAM by adding 1 GB stick to the 256 MB stick already in my laptop

 

I've heard that Battlefield 2 can use more than a gig of ram. I know that it was constantly hitting the hdd on my desktop with 512mb, haven't tried it since I upgraded to a gig.

 

Customizing Dell note books, if I were to buy one I would start with the least posible. Cause you can buy PC3200 from new egg ( 2x 512MB) for $50 each, and 2 stick of ram through dell is like $200!

I say get the minimum, and upgrade it yourself. memory prices are in the garbage, but Dell is still charging through the nose for there RAM upgrades.

 

yea..that is true...but one correction is that it's PC4200...not PC3200..at least for the 9300 anyway