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| 1278880 | 2012-06-01 08:21:00 | Thinking of buying Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B Or 1x Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3-1600 Memory Is there any speed differences? 1x 8GB will open up more options in the future. Also is a NRP-PC602 600w PSU enough to run a GTX 560ti? It was purchased overseas. Thanks |
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| 1278881 | 2012-06-01 08:24:00 | No there shouldn't be any speed difference, both ram modules will run at the same clockspeed. Google your graphic card, it should say what the power requirement is. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1278882 | 2012-06-01 08:29:00 | 2x4gb will be slightly faster. As they 2 sticks can run in dual channel mode. The disadvantage is that you are limiting the updatability of your computer in the future by filling the/an extra ram slot. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1278883 | 2012-06-01 08:39:00 | Depends what the mobo supports. If it supports up to 32 GB / and its got 4 slots. You could get 1x 8 GB then get the rest later. But if it supports up to 16 GB, then it probably wont support 1x 8 GB stick in one slot. You would have to get either 2 GB sticks or 1 x4 GB in each slot. If you want to use 16 GB. And, you would have to install 64 bit | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1278884 | 2012-06-01 12:11:00 | Some will argue better performance going paired 4GB, due to running dual-channel, but personally, aside from a very few very memory-intensive operations, there's no practical difference. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1278885 | 2012-06-01 12:25:00 | Dual-channel is still faster. Why not? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1278886 | 2012-06-01 13:01:00 | Dual channel ftw... But for upgradability ur probably best with a single 8gb. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
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