uberzuki said:
is is better to have more ram (768MB) at a lower clock speed ( 233Mhz) or
less ram (512MB) at a higher clock speed (400Mhz)?? i cant really notice a
difference in the load tomes but it may affect game performance.
thanks
Mike
Each situation can have a unique answer to that question, but
as a "General Rule"
1. You can't make-up for not having the required amount of
memory by having faster memory.
2. The OS and most programs make dynamic use of memory.
If you provide more memory, many programs can make good
use of it. In some cases they will increase their internal buffers,
often allowing then to operate "faster".
3. You will find that program system requirements will list
a seemingly ever increasing requirement for a larger amount
of memory, but you never see a memory "Speed" requirement
listed.
4. It's much more important that your memory speed match
the requirements/capability of the MB and System BIOS.
(and recently the CPU's memory controller). Whatever
speed is stable and trouble free in your system, is the best.
( This is practically never, the fastest the memory can be
run at.)
So given the choice of "Faster" or More, you should go with
More, in almost all cases.
Luck;
Ken