4 sticks of ram vs 2 sticks of ram which configuration is better.
2 sticks of ram vs 4.
I m not sure if this is true or not i haven t been able to find a credible source regarding this.
A system populated with more than two single ranked modules will actually act as if dual ranked modules are installed.
The 8 gb of ram offers the possibility for upgrades.
Get 2 sticks for more expand ability in the future.
Expand ability is preferred.
2 sticks for dual channel can be up to 50 better than 1 stick in single channel but 4 sticks of ram in quad are only 2 4 better than 2 sticks in dual channel.
Both have advantages and drawbacks.
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For those who don t wish to know the details 2x 4gb ram is better than 4x 2gb ram.
However 4gb of ram has the possibility of dual channel memory which doubles your memory bandwidth.
Adding an 8gb stick to 4gb stick will make both sticks work in dual channel mode but only as two 4gb sticks.
Particularly for integrated gpus which are memory bandwi.
The remaining 4gb of the second stick will work in a single channel.
He asked if it was okay to have four 2gb sticks instead of two 4gb sticks.