4 channel ram?

fade2green514 · 11-20-2005, 02:49 AM

ok, dual channel lets your ram run in seperate channels, ultimately increasing your performance. my question is, if you have a dual channel compatible motherboard, will it run 4 dimms in 4 channels?
how does this work?

kof2000 · 11-20-2005, 02:50 AM

slot 1 and 3 run together, slot 2 and 4 run together.

4W4K3 · 11-20-2005, 02:53 AM

As in quad-channel? No. As kof2000 said, it works in pairs, and you can't add 2 pairs together. Depending on what mobo you have, if you will in all 4 DIMM's you will be back in single-channel (more modern mobos will let you still run dual-channel if all DIMM's are full however.)

64bit-bus + 64-bit = 128-bit bus for DC-Mode. I do not think there is a 256-bit bus for DDR like quad-channel.

fade2green514 · 11-20-2005, 05:57 AM

thanks all, but think-- what if quad channel were possible

lol that would be sweet.

Xycron · 11-20-2005, 07:13 AM

I think a 500,000,000 RPM harddrive would be better, it would take alot of the point of RAM out itsself.

kof2000 · 11-20-2005, 09:09 AM

a hard drive that fast will not let you sleep at night.

fade2green514 · 11-23-2005, 01:57 AM

lol no they should make a hard drive out of flash memory. no moving parts! you could overclock your harddrive although it seems a little impractical, but if they figured out a practical way to do it...

4W4K3 · 11-23-2005, 02:08 AM

You'd need a HDD with active cooling I think, they already get hot without overclocking.

shupola · 11-23-2005, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fade2green514

lol no they should make a hard drive out of flash memory. no moving parts! you could overclock your harddrive although it seems a little impractical, but if they figured out a practical way to do it...

that would be freakin expensive, i think a 1gb flash drive is like 150 or so.

lets say 80gb * 150=12000

fade2green514 · 11-23-2005, 03:04 AM

my ram uses active cooling--> some peoples doesnt. for instance, my dads kingston ram. also, they would mass produce them. how many people do you know with that 1gb flash drive? if they made them in all computers, companies could compete with their prices and eventually prices would go down.
now THAT would be sweet.
i mean really people would just JUMP on that performance!

11-20-2005, 02:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	4 channel ram? ok, dual channel lets your ram run in seperate channels, ultimately increasing your performance. my question is, if you have a dual channel compatible motherboard, will it run 4 dimms in 4 channels? how does this work?

11-20-2005, 02:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	slot 1 and 3 run together, slot 2 and 4 run together. __________________ 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

11-20-2005, 02:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,892	As in quad-channel? No. As kof2000 said, it works in pairs, and you can't add 2 pairs together. Depending on what mobo you have, if you will in all 4 DIMM's you will be back in single-channel (more modern mobos will let you still run dual-channel if all DIMM's are full however.) 64bit-bus + 64-bit = 128-bit bus for DC-Mode. I do not think there is a 256-bit bus for DDR like quad-channel. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

11-20-2005, 09:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	a hard drive that fast will not let you sleep at night. __________________ 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

11-23-2005, 02:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
4W4K3 VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lewisville, TX Age: 20 Posts: 6,892	You'd need a HDD with active cooling I think, they already get hot without overclocking. __________________ My Computer I choose to believe what I was programmed to believe. Can I eat your brain? FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

11-20-2005, 05:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	thanks all, but think-- what if quad channel were possible lol that would be sweet.

11-20-2005, 07:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	I think a 500,000,000 RPM harddrive would be better, it would take alot of the point of RAM out itsself.

11-23-2005, 01:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	lol no they should make a hard drive out of flash memory. no moving parts! you could overclock your harddrive although it seems a little impractical, but if they figured out a practical way to do it...

11-23-2005, 03:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 20 Posts: 3,630	my ram uses active cooling--> some peoples doesnt. for instance, my dads kingston ram. also, they would mass produce them. how many people do you know with that 1gb flash drive? if they made them in all computers, companies could compete with their prices and eventually prices would go down. now THAT would be sweet. i mean really people would just JUMP on that performance!

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode