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Originally Posted by UKN  Wow you really don't know much about computers, do you?
First off, what in the hell will you ever need 1TB worth of space for? In a year of owning a computer with 350 gigs, I have filled up all of about 120. That includes a ton of video game ISO's, over 40 gigs of music and alot of Adobe projects. There's a big difference between buying a good computer, and wasting money.
Also, what are you using this computer for? For christ's sake, unless you are a hardcore 3-D graphics designer, you won't need all this shit. By the time a game comes out that will even require any of this, you could buy the system for $3,000 less. Honestly you are a moron for wanting to splurge all this money on brand new technology, where as you can be smart and buy it later on down the road when it is actually needed and has become the standard.
Also, two sticks is indeed better than one, because two sticks can spread tasks and memory, as well as channeling together to make everything faster. |
The explanation of how 2 sticks make things faster is wrong. the correct term is "Dual Channel" and its actually a 20 year old technology from the 486 age when the same problem was huge, RAM not being fast enough to keep up with the processor's speed and FSB. It basicaly means that two
IDENTICAL sticks of memory will take turns, like this:
Stick 1 - Refresh
Stick 2 - CPU Address
Stick 1 - CPU Address
Stick 2 - Refresh
Repeat until computer is turned off, typicaly 400 times a second.
The consept doubles the throughput of the memory, while keeping costs down (Because faster memory by 2x typicaly costs 3x the moneys) however the sticks must be identical. If you have 2 identical sticks, and 2 non identical sticks in the same machine, you lose the bonus. Buy sticks in 2 packs on newegg.