dual channel vs. single channel memory

baseballplayer217 · 10-12-2005, 05:09 PM

someone told me about dual channel memory they said its alot faster i was just wondering if it would be worth it to get it if im only going to be burning cds dvds surfing the internet and school stuff what i have now is 1gb of single channel would 1gb of dual channel be better for me. will i notice a difference

**Cromewell** · 10-12-2005, 07:34 PM

It probably wont make any difference at all.

ckfordy · 10-12-2005, 10:51 PM

wont make a differnce for what you are doing dont waste your money. single channel will be fast enough

**Praetor** · 10-13-2005, 03:15 AM

Have a look at RAM 101 but yeah, odds are you might notice a performance jump from 'more ram in singlechannel mode' vs 'less RAM in dual channel mode'

Fuzz · 10-13-2005, 06:49 PM

Just stay with what you have and save your money. There will be no real proformance gain for you.

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10-12-2005, 10:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 19 Posts: 2,743	wont make a differnce for what you are doing dont waste your money. single channel will be fast enough