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Old 08-22-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default 3gb vs 2gb.

I currently have 3 gb (3 sticks of Corsair XMS DDR400 1 gb) and was wondering if I switched to 2 x 1gb of some OCZ Platinum DDR400 would I see a performance hit? I can probally get higher OC with the OCZ and better timings but will be less as far as gbs.
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on xp? not very likely

unless you run a lot of ram intensive programs, it is very hard to max out 2gb on xp
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on xp? not very likely

unless you run a lot of ram intensive programs, it is very hard to max out 2gb on xp
Even while gaming?
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Even while gaming?
Yeah, most games don't run like crysis. 2gb should be pleanty.
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Youl will likely have increased perfomance because you are not running dual channel right now with 3x1gb's
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I'm using Vista ultimate 32bit and I can tell you going from 2 to 3 gb, there's a difference. In XP...I doubt you'll sell much difference at all.
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There will be no performance decrease from going to 3x1GB to 2x1GB dual channel. You will probably get better performance with the overclock and dual channel.

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Don't have dual channel....
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