Difference between these 2 RAM modules?

[Kitros]

Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 16T
16T

Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 8T
8T

What's the difference - especially when both their product links goto the same page on crucial's site...

Thanks,

-sD

 

[jjyiz28]

well the 1st needs 2.5v, the 2nd needs 2.6v. also, i believe its x16, and x8, which is cell arrangement. x16 being very low density, which is better than low density x8. x16 is most compatible i beelive.

tehrfore id go for the 1st one.

 

[Matthias99]

The only difference is the chip memory density (one uses 8 RAM chips, the other uses 16). Unless you have an older motherboard that can't deal with high-density chips, it doesn't matter.

 

[Viper96720]

If you were to try overclocking the memory. Wouldn't the 8 memory chip version be better? Have less memory chips that need to go faster.

 

[jjyiz28]

Originally posted by: Viper96720
If you were to try overclocking the memory. Wouldn't the 8 memory chip version be better? Have less memory chips that need to go faster.

im pretty sure that 16 and 8 doesn't mean memory chips, but memory cell arrangement.

that means its single sided (8 ram chips)512MB which i doubt

 

[John]

This exact question was asked a few days ago

The 8T is single-sided and the 16T is double-sided