Kniwor said:what is ur motherboard?
if it supports dual channel, get 2x256, it is a big boost
Ringwraith said:Kniwor said:what is ur motherboard?
if it supports dual channel, get 2x256, it is a big boost
depends on whether you would call a maximum of 10-15 % boost as "big boost", but yes it is preferable to get dual channel memory if your cpu/mobo support it.
if uve got one of those older skt 754 or other single channel soln. that is not a major upgrade issue then, just get more RAM, it will affect performance more than running it in single/double channel.
Kniwor said:Ringwraith said:Kniwor said:what is ur motherboard?
if it supports dual channel, get 2x256, it is a big boost
depends on whether you would call a maximum of 10-15 % boost as "big boost", but yes it is preferable to get dual channel memory if your cpu/mobo support it.
if uve got one of those older skt 754 or other single channel soln. that is not a major upgrade issue then, just get more RAM, it will affect performance more than running it in single/double channel.
Have u ever run the bechmarks,
the difference is up to 35-40% in some cases, and i have seen it on my comp, and that's a huge difference to say..... just run benchmark friend.
Ringwraith said:Kniwor said:Ringwraith said:Kniwor said:what is ur motherboard?
if it supports dual channel, get 2x256, it is a big boost
depends on whether you would call a maximum of 10-15 % boost as "big boost", but yes it is preferable to get dual channel memory if your cpu/mobo support it.
if uve got one of those older skt 754 or other single channel soln. that is not a major upgrade issue then, just get more RAM, it will affect performance more than running it in single/double channel.
Have u ever run the bechmarks,
the difference is up to 35-40% in some cases, and i have seen it on my comp, and that's a huge difference to say..... just run benchmark friend.
sorry abt breaking your myth, but the real-world performance difference is negligible, while the benchmarks show a ~10 % increase... I would however prefer 1GB of single channel memory over 512 MB dual channel anyday
As for teh original question, Buy dual channel whenever - wherever possible.
Here's a discussion abt dual-channel memory on X-bit, listen to Monk and MTX, they are probably more knowledgeable than any of the folks here.
*www.xbitlabs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8626
I wud ve posted a better link, if I wasnt starved for time.
There is nothing like triple channel memory. Memory controllers as of now support only two channels. One primary requirement for dual channel is that the two RAM sticks should be evenly matched. ie. they should have same memory timings (ideally from the same manufacturer and if possible the same production batch)Curious: What will happen if I use 3 RAM stix together? Something like 512*3?? Will I b able to call it three-channel memory? Will it incrase the performance? I have heard that one needs upto 4 GB of RAM for intense animation jobs. Does using 4 RAMs together really add o to the performance????
The end result will be single channel and reduced performance.goobimama said:Question: Me also wants to know whether if I put an additional 512 MB ram in addition to my 1GB dual channel setup, what will be the end result? Will the two remain in dual channel and the extra 512 MB run as single channel? not sure whether to add more RAM cause I can't afford another Gig of RAM
yes there is dual channel for ddr2 also.sagar_coolx said:allright this dual chammel is for ddr 400 modules.
but is there dual channel mode for ddr2?
also,
what are low latency rams?
will a low latency ddr 400 module deliver better performane thn a ddr2 533 or 677 one?