dual channel memory

[prosser13]

Dual Channel RAM gives you about a 7% performance increase

Socket 754 is no slower than 939, the only real difference is the cores and the RAM configurations. If you got a 3000+ 939 and a 3200+ 754, the 3000+ would give you an extra 5 - 8 frames per second. The reason it can run slower is because they upgraded the memory controller 939 is the way to go at the moment though

 

[badninja3]

so i can use any 2 memory chips and teh bios will make them dualchanneled? or do the memory chips have to be certain ones, like are they made to be dual channel?

 

[Gamingfreak]

they have to be made to be dual channel like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146890 see how it says 2x512mb dual channel kit? thats what u need to get cause u cant just buy 2 512 sticks of ram and try putting them in dual channel cause it wont work and i think the performance increase is more than 7% because what it does is double the bandwidth so it can send twice as much information

 

[badninja3]

they have to be made to be dual channel like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146890 see how it says 2x512mb dual channel kit? thats what u need to get cause u cant just buy 2 512 sticks of ram and try putting them in dual channel cause it wont work and i think the performance increase is more than 7% because what it does is double the bandwidth so it can send twice as much information

alright, thanks. i dont know why i thought i could just get 2 of the same sticks and have dc like that. oh well. thanks tho

 

[Kuberr]

Well, if you're not lucky, you could get sticks that are on the end of one manufacturing line and the beginning of another, and they may not be compatible for dual channel.

 

[Fisher]

could i get 2x dual 512 kits to make it up 4G? would it all work together nicly or would it lower the speed on all sticks? i take it htat all sticks would ahve to be the same manufactorer and type

 

[Kuberr]

You mean 2GB? Well, the only downside is that the command rate will be forced to 2T instead of 1T. That's why it's better to get 2x1GB sticks.

 

[Fisher]

yeah 2G sry. so would that be the case if i got four sticks of 1G (not that i want to as it would be overkill, i was just wondering)

 

[Kuberr]

Yeah, that's 2GB of RAM total. Like I said, the command rate will be 2T.