1x 1GB VS 2X512MB

hey, my brother uses an old dell dimension 8400, currently with 512mb of ram (2x256). the motherboard recently fried so i bought another one off of ebay and replaced that. my parents also said i could buy some ram at the same time. but im kinda stuck.



is it better to use 2x512mb (dual channel or whatever) ? or 1x1GB ?



thanks

Unless the motherboard only has two slots and you feel like you'll be upgrading in the very near future, go ahead and get dual channel.

lol ty, its only ? seperating the two. so ill go with the dual channel.

If you have enough spots, go for dual channel.

thanks for the help guys, got 2x 512 ?4.41, not too bad really