I m not sure if this is true or not i haven t been able to find a credible source regarding this.
2 sticks of ram vs 4.
He asked if it was okay to have four 2gb sticks instead of two 4gb sticks.
A system populated with more than two single ranked modules will actually act as if dual ranked modules are installed.
For those who don t wish to know the details 2x 4gb ram is better than 4x 2gb ram.
Expand ability is preferred.
4 sticks of ram vs 2 sticks of ram which configuration is better.
Adding an 8gb stick to 4gb stick will make both sticks work in dual channel mode but only as two 4gb sticks.
Get 2 sticks for more expand ability in the future.
However 4gb of ram has the possibility of dual channel memory which doubles your memory bandwidth.
The 8 gb of ram offers the possibility for upgrades.
The remaining 4gb of the second stick will work in a single channel.
Ask gn returns to talk about who actually makes nvidia s video cards 2 vs.
Both have advantages and drawbacks.
Particularly for integrated gpus which are memory bandwi.
Things get even messier when you introduce more memory sticks or modules.