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08-03-2007, 06:55 PM
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2GB Dual Channel VS. 3GB on Laptop
i currently have 2 gigs of RAM in dual channel. here are 2 screen shots of memory usages. first one is after startup then the second one is with open programs like WoW, Photoshop, AIM, WMP, Firefox Exc. these are programs that i have open all the time.
i would like to buy a 2 gig chip (upgrading to 1g x 2g = 3g total) of ram. but i am worried about losing dual channel if i do this..... Will losing dual channel support be more of a performance decrease than gaining an extra gig of memory in my case?  when looking at swapfile usage, it seems to be really high!!! this is what i would like to bring down by getting more RAM as well. 
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08-03-2007, 08:05 PM
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dang, well never mind. it doesn't even look like my laptop is running in dual channel as it is.
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08-04-2007, 12:21 AM
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yea, for dual channel to run you need two sticks, or an even number.
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08-04-2007, 01:36 AM
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Set your virtual memory to either 3072MB or 4096MB. I would recommend 3072MB.
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08-04-2007, 05:58 AM
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