2 questions about memory.

1-Do 2 dual channel sets(4 sticks)combine bandwidth to make quad channel?

2-Does setting newer ddr2 2gb sets at 1t command rate increase bandwidth by a large amount on a Conroe setup the way it does on a K8 setup?

Gracias.

1 - no. It just makes more memory available to each channel. Otherwise I'd think 4-stick sets would be the norm

2 - 1t command rate isn't normally available in BIOS settings on Intel chipsets. It may be available through programs like memset, I'm not really sure. If it made a big difference there would probably be more buzz about it so I don't believe it does but that could be wrong.

Brando said:

1-Do 2 dual channel sets(4 sticks)combine bandwidth to make quad channel?

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I WISH! LOL

I thought as much. Just confirming. It's a shame about the 1t timing thing. All the benchmarks I've seen show ddr800 only getting about a third more bandwidth than ddr400. Before I saw this I assumed it would actually be twice as fast but oh well. Thanks for the info.

Yeah, you can double the frequency but if you double the timings then you basically cancel it out =p