I am not sure with multi CPU setups on a single board, But I do know that on single CPU boards, the channel closer to the CPU gets accessed by the CPU first. So, I would think so that what you are saying would also be true.I don't think that would be a good idea. I am not completely sure on this (other members correct me if I am wrong) but I think that the memory that is on the channels closest to the processor are dedicated to that CPU. 2 sets of 3x2gb would be better.
Again other members please correct me if I am wrong!
actually you have to get independint ram for each cpu so look at this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231350
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231260
would take the 1600mhz for +10, should support it since it says 1333+, and the 1220 was a typo, double tapped 2 instead of 0.
So if I've got everything correct, this is what it looks like I'll be getting.
PC SETUP
PSU: ANTEC 1200W
Case: Custom Pinnacle 24
Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 470 TWO OF THEM
Memory: G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 TWO OF THEM
Harddrive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB
SSD Drive: OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD2-2AGTE180G 2.5"
CPU: Intel Xeon X5650 Westmere 6 core TWO OF THEM
DVD Drive: SAMSUNG BLACK SH-S223
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX
Fans: Yate Loon CLEAR 120mm High Speed Silent Case Fan with Blue LED Not sure how many I need
Fan Grilles: 120mm Chrome Also not sure how many
WATERCOOLING SYSTEM
Pump: Swiftech MCP 355 12v DC Pump
Top Reservoir: XSPC - Acrylic Reservoir for Laing DDC
Fittings: Bitspower Black Sparkle Compression Fitting (X8)
Waterblocks: XSPC Rasa Black CPU Acetal (X2)
Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue Tubing - 1/2in. ID X 3/4in. OD
TIM: Tim Consultants T-C Grease 0098 - 2.5g
Radiator: XSPC RX360 - Triple 120mm high performance radiator
Biocide: Antimicrobial Silver Strip
Only in Highly threaded applications, and things that eat memory like theres no tomorrow. A SB processor will do more processing per cycle, and OCd will end up faster too. And the memory is not really important, and nothing short of a server that loads everything in RAM will not use more than 16GB anyway.is the SR-2 plan the better way to go performance-wise?