RAM recommendation for P4P800SE, 1 or 2 sticks for 512Mb?

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Pat Coghlan

I just bought one of these MBs online and want to pick up 512Mb of RAM.

Should I go with a 1*512Mb or 2*256Mb config for performance? I plan to
buy a 533MHz Celeron.

Thanks.

-Pat
 
Pat Coghlan said:
I just bought one of these MBs online and want to pick up 512Mb of RAM.

Should I go with a 1*512Mb or 2*256Mb config for performance? I plan to
buy a 533MHz Celeron.

Thanks.

-Pat
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2x256MB, with one stick on each channel, works best.
That allows the motherboard to run in dual channel mode.

Paul
 
Pat Coghlan said:
I just bought one of these MBs online and want to pick up 512Mb of RAM.

Should I go with a 1*512Mb or 2*256Mb config for performance? I plan to
buy a 533MHz Celeron.
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If your budget allows, go for some low latency performance ram for the full
benefit but be sure the voltage is set correctly in bios.
 
JohnR said:
If your budget allows, go for some low latency performance ram for the
full
benefit but be sure the voltage is set correctly in bios.
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Sorry I don't have the original post but will a 533 Mhz Celeron even work
(fit) in that board? The slowest P4 Celeron I see listed is a 1.7 Ghz.
 
"Henry" said:
Sorry I don't have the original post but will a 533 Mhz Celeron even work
(fit) in that board? The slowest P4 Celeron I see listed is a 1.7 Ghz.
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The 533MHz is likely FSB533, as in Celeron D.

Paul
 
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