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So my friend from this thread "http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=483262" thinks that single is better then dual. I myself are using dual. But which is really better?
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Single or dual channel?
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benching it or look at the speeds for single compared to dual channel too
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Too much time. I'll do it if someone does my homework.
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Dual Channel is faster
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I'd say it's an extra 8-10% preformance boost from single channel to dual channel.
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"Look the guy is weird. He thinks that single card of ram is better then dual channel."
lol
Get him to read some articles or post here and he can get up to date. I can somewhat understand wanting an AGP system if he has an AGP card now but it's a very bad idea to buy almost all of a new system, sans video card, that is AGP. I'd bet he could pick up an equivalent to his current AGP card in PCI-E for <$70 on ebay unless he has one of the rare gainward bliss cards.
lol
Get him to read some articles or post here and he can get up to date. I can somewhat understand wanting an AGP system if he has an AGP card now but it's a very bad idea to buy almost all of a new system, sans video card, that is AGP. I'd bet he could pick up an equivalent to his current AGP card in PCI-E for <$70 on ebay unless he has one of the rare gainward bliss cards.
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depend on the platform if dual vs single is really that much better.
here is a amd 939 rig testing single vs dual.
http://www.tcmagazine.info/articles.php?action=show&id=128&perpage=1&pagenum=3
you can get the answer faster by using google
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=single+channel+vs+dual+channel&btnG=Search
here is a amd 939 rig testing single vs dual.
http://www.tcmagazine.info/articles.php?action=show&id=128&perpage=1&pagenum=3
you can get the answer faster by using google
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=single+channel+vs+dual+channel&btnG=Search
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I just RMA'ed a mobo that just would not do dual channel...even though I read that comparison which indicates there is very little performance difference. Now the machine is just sitting here, waiting for the new one to come. I wonder if I'm wasting my time?
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Dual channel isn't "faster" it just provides better performance via using both memory sticks at the same time (or all 3 or 4) rather than one utilizing the first one then the second and so on. This is just a basic exp.
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