I am working on a friends
Dell Dimension 8400 and need to add some memory.
Is there any reason not to go from the 400 to the 533 MHz or even 667 MHz (If I am
not going to use the existing 400MHz modules?)
Right now it has 2 x 256MB DDR2 400 (PC2 3200)
and I was thinking of getting rid of these and going with 2 sets of
2x512 DDR2 533 (PC2 4200)
So I would have (4)512 modules.
Or would it be better to go with 2x1GB ? It is cheaper. But I always thought the performance would be better from 4x512 rather than 2x1GB (all else constant) At least for overclocking. (I can OC my CPU more on 512's than I can on 1024 modules)
If it makes no difference between 4x512 & 2x1024 then what speed?
-What speed is best?
-Are the higher speeds useless if I am not overclocking the cpu?
-Are the higher speeds less stable in my situation?
-Is the latency going to be slower for the faster speeds? (they show no latency specs for the 667)
-is it better to have the 4x512 than the 2x1gb for only $10 more?
Choice:
1)
4x512MB 533MHz ($50)
2)
2X1GB 533MHz ($39)
3)
2x1GB 667MHz ($39)
TIA