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I am building my computer, and was told that a 512mb stick of memory would be enough.... i plan to play games and surf the net, and do homework on this computer.... is it enough or should i add say another 256mb stick?
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It's real easy to add more later. If you have the money, get it now. Or wait to see if you need it or if memory prices drop.
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If you can afford it, get more now, else its easy to add later. Note: if you want to use the ram in Dual channel mode, you have to have the same size for both sticks.
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dual channel mode?
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Dual channel lets both sticks have their own channel, effectively doubling the memory bandwidth. You'd have to see in your motherboard manual if it supports dual channel ram.
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so i take it that dual channel is a good thing to have?
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If you have a board that supports it, you might as well use it, though in most applications it results in a pretty small performance gain. Not worth buying a new mobo or something, but nice if you have it.
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