[Gravediggaz]

hey guys

I just got all the parts for my htpc and I thought I ordered the 2 x 2gb ram but I must of ordered 1 x 4gb

does it matter is I use the single compare to two? if it does should I buy another?

my build is

i3-3225
Asus P8H77-M
Corsair XMS3 4 GB x 1 1333MHz DDR3
SAMSUNG 830
Seagate Barracuda 3TB
Seasonic S12II 430W
siliverstone ml03

thanks

[teeedubb]

You may get a performance increase from an extra ram stick but I wouldnt lose any sleep over it, especially if its for a htpc..

[Gravediggaz]

so shouldn't really affect emulator performance?

[RaggSokk3n]

1 vs 2 shouldnt make any difference on most motherboards

[Infinion]

Dual channel is faster in benchmarks, but noticable in XBMC? Don't think so.

[Dougie Fresh]

For mini-ITX HTPC builds (2 RAM slots) I've been using 1 x 4GB so that it's upgradeable to 8GB in the future w/o having to remove anything. For HTPC, there's no noticeable difference in performance.