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bsfins
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« on: November 12, 2010, 10:54:39 am »
So a year ago,I upgraded my P.C. new I7 860 processor,MoBo,Memory,video card (somewhat regrettably),HD...then a week later installed windows 7...To fit my budget, I blew a little more on the video card,scaled back on the memory (it factored into the CPU decision between I7 920 and 860...920 with 9 GB's of ram over budget,860 with 8 gb of ram under budget)

So I've wanted to upgrade to 16 GB of ram,It will max my motherboard which is fine...Right now I'm running 4 2gb sticks of gskill ram 2 dual channel kits...

A single stick of 4gb ram =78.99 x4 to get 16gb = 315.96
2 4gb sticks dual channel kit = 159.99 x 2 to get to 16 gb =319.98
4 sticks of 4gb Quad channel kit =469.99!

Am I really gonna get $150 more performance out of the quad channel kit?

Modified to add, I'm worried,if I can get those damn rip jaw spreaders in computer under the CPU fan...I don't have tall spreaders (non Rip jaw version of the same brand) on the ram,I had to take the fan off to install the memory because the housing reaches over 1 1/2 memory slots...

(So I've read,heard,and believed)
Get Dual channel kit,it's more efficient? They are two pieces that are manufactured together,and have sequential serial numbers..They work better together...whatever...

My links to refrerence...
Single
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
Dual channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
Quad channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231315
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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2010, 12:48:56 pm »
I can't imagine how you would ever know if you got $150 more performance out of it.  Other than seeing some benchmark #, I doubt you would ever notice any performance difference in your applications.  If there was a difference it would be so tiny as to be invisible to the naked eye.
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2010, 01:47:48 pm »
Thread drift....but my first computer had 4k of memory, now we are talking about upgraded to 4 gig. 
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2010, 02:08:55 pm »
Quote from: MyGodWearsAHoodie on November 12, 2010, 01:47:48 pm
Thread drift....but my first computer had 4k of memory, now we are talking about upgraded to 4 gig. 
Vic-20?  I remember playing Scott Adam adventure games on it and taught myself Basic using the Vic-20.  Good times.
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2010, 03:28:48 pm »
That was my thinking......I was late to the computer party! My first real P.C. had 32 MB of ram....and 20 Gig HD... Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2010, 04:36:40 pm »
Quote from: Pappy13 on November 12, 2010, 02:08:55 pm
Vic-20? 

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