Re: RAM speed difference?

["Henry Hall" <user=1520@nabble.blu.org>]

 Scott Ehrlich wrote: 
> I'm pricing out some servers (from Dell) and deciding between their 1955 
> blade server and a 2950 2U server.   I learned the 1955 has only 4 RAM 
> slots, whereas the 2950 has 8.  Thus, I could populate with 4 x 4 GB 
> modules, or 2 x 2 GB modules (cost savings).  But, for compute-intensive 
> work, where the majority of a program will work between CPU and RAM, how 
> much of a cost, compute-wise, is there, between 4 GB and 2 x 2 GB? 
> 
> I could go with 10 blades, or 10 2950 machines.   The benefit of the 
> 2950 would be more slots for RAM and, with its architecture, easier to 
> manage and expand (I work with two of the 2950 machines anyway, and have 
> seen the 1955). 
> 
> I'm not a/the programmer.  I'm just relaying, and using my resources to 
> get the best hardware that fits the need. 
> 
> Thanks for insight/feedback. 
> 
> Scott