Is two memory boards better than one?

[mase]

Is double memory better than single memory and if so why?

[Budfred]

Assuming you are talking about RAM, do you mean two sticks of RAM versus one when they add up to the same amount of RAM???

[Beta Geek]

Or dual channel DDR, or DDR as oppose to single data rate RAM?

[mase]

Yes both
single channel DDR,verses dual-channel DDR
I know about rules that aply to dual
It's for a gaming rig consisting of a Pentium 4, 2.8 GIG Hiper-threading Technology. On a mother board MSI 865PE NEO2-LS (HT Ready).
Would like to get the best performance and most stability, especially for multitasking, and other programs running, surfing the net all at the same time.

[deddard]

two sticks of dual channel ddr should be the way to go if your mobo/processor combination can make use of it.
Intel systems seem to make better use of this feature (though someone may come and correct me here:D ) as their fsb speeds are set up to take advantage of it.
Multitasking really depends on the amount of ram more than anything - shove enough ram in any reasonable system and multitasking is a lot smoother.

[mase]

Going with the dual-channel DDR memory boards.
I guess about 2x512 Thank you