dual channel memory

towly · 08-31-2005, 09:30 PM

how do i know if my sticks of ram are dual channel memory. I was reading some reviews about the mobo I bought and it said it doesnt support dual channel memory. From what ive read on the internet companies will market 2 sticks of ram that are compatible, and that makes a dual channel memory stick. Im pretty sure I dont have it, since the 2 sticks im gonna use werent sold together, they do run at the same speed, but they were bought at 2 different times.

also DIMM is different from dual channel correct?

Marix · 08-31-2005, 10:02 PM

ram must be THE SAME!

redrider773 · 08-31-2005, 10:43 PM

Ya, you're best off buying them in the packs by two, that say "Dual CHannel" on them, lol.

towly · 08-31-2005, 10:58 PM

nah, the thing is that my mobo won't support dual channel memmory, so I want to make sure i dont have dual channel mem, or else it looks like ill have to return the board.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131468

thats the board.

kof2000 · 08-31-2005, 10:58 PM

i bought my 4 sticks seperately 4 times.

just make sure they are the same speed and cas latency.

towly · 08-31-2005, 11:10 PM

damnit, i think i just screwed myself over by buying that board. I read a couple of reviews and they said that they werent able to get over 2.26 ghz on a 2100+, and that the max that the fsb could reach was 205.

shit, all i wanted to get was 2.3ghz.

redrider773 · 08-31-2005, 11:17 PM

chill dude, you got $65-70, you can get a decent AMD board, dual channel + all.

towly · 08-31-2005, 11:25 PM

hopefully I get a good board. I mean I was looking for a budget minded mobo, and some of the other ones I was looking at in the beginning were like 40 bucks but people here convinced me those were crap. So I hope that I can atleast get 2.3ghz with my 2400+ xp-m.

08-31-2005, 09:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	dual channel memory how do i know if my sticks of ram are dual channel memory. I was reading some reviews about the mobo I bought and it said it doesnt support dual channel memory. From what ive read on the internet companies will market 2 sticks of ram that are compatible, and that makes a dual channel memory stick. Im pretty sure I dont have it, since the 2 sticks im gonna use werent sold together, they do run at the same speed, but they were bought at 2 different times. also DIMM is different from dual channel correct?

08-31-2005, 10:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
redrider773 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Hampshire USA Age: 19 Posts: 510	Ya, you're best off buying them in the packs by two, that say "Dual CHannel" on them, lol. __________________ CPU.......................AMD 64 San Diego 4000+ 2.4 Ghz → 2.8 Ghz Video Card............ATi X1800XT 512Mb 625 Mhz/1500 Mhz → 690 Mhz/1600 Mhz Memory.................4 x 512Mb OCZ Gold Motheboard..........ASUS A8R-MVP Crossfire Drives....................250 Gb SATA 150 & 120 Gb & DVD-RW & DVD OS..........................Windows XP Media Center '05 & Ubuntu Case.......................X-Navigator 500Watts 3DMark.................'03 = 17644....'05 = 9492....'06 = 4054

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 26 Posts: 6,273	i bought my 4 sticks seperately 4 times. just make sure they are the same speed and cas latency. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

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redrider773 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Hampshire USA Age: 19 Posts: 510	chill dude, you got $65-70, you can get a decent AMD board, dual channel + all. __________________ CPU.......................AMD 64 San Diego 4000+ 2.4 Ghz → 2.8 Ghz Video Card............ATi X1800XT 512Mb 625 Mhz/1500 Mhz → 690 Mhz/1600 Mhz Memory.................4 x 512Mb OCZ Gold Motheboard..........ASUS A8R-MVP Crossfire Drives....................250 Gb SATA 150 & 120 Gb & DVD-RW & DVD OS..........................Windows XP Media Center '05 & Ubuntu Case.......................X-Navigator 500Watts 3DMark.................'03 = 17644....'05 = 9492....'06 = 4054

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08-31-2005, 10:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Marix New Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11	ram must be THE SAME!

08-31-2005, 10:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	nah, the thing is that my mobo won't support dual channel memmory, so I want to make sure i dont have dual channel mem, or else it looks like ill have to return the board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131468 thats the board.

08-31-2005, 11:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	damnit, i think i just screwed myself over by buying that board. I read a couple of reviews and they said that they werent able to get over 2.26 ghz on a 2100+, and that the max that the fsb could reach was 205. shit, all i wanted to get was 2.3ghz.

08-31-2005, 11:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
towly Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 21 Posts: 338	hopefully I get a good board. I mean I was looking for a budget minded mobo, and some of the other ones I was looking at in the beginning were like 40 bucks but people here convinced me those were crap. So I hope that I can atleast get 2.3ghz with my 2400+ xp-m.