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RAM kits are now sold with one fake RAM stick alongside a real one (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Wouldn't two half-sized sticks perform better?

I thought dual-channel RAM was a thing at least as far back as the original Socket A nForce chipset.

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago

    You would get some amount of increased performance from dual 8 GB chips, yes, but getting 1x16 GB chip allows you to upgrade to 32 GB later for the cost of 1 more 16 GB chip, instead of having to get a 2x16 GB set. Can be much more economical, especially with prices these days.

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