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| Thread ID: 49679 | 2004-09-27 06:37:00 | Duel Channel Memory | ApeNz (4220) | Press F1 |
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| 276067 | 2004-09-27 09:53:00 | It should do it auto if the mobo supports Dual channel, and the ram is the same brand/speed. And the ram is in the right slots on the mobo. It wont do anything if it doesnt support Dual channel. You'll know as it should say Dual channel - Linear mode or similar on POST, when u boot up |
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| 276068 | 2004-09-27 22:14:00 | Apenz after a quick google search i found this on the Kingston website: Although referred to as dual channel memory, it is the system’s themselves that are released with either single memory channels or dual memory channels. In dual channel, the memory modules are installed on two separate channels, each with it’s own access route to the memory controller. The dual memory channel design doubles the peak bandwidth of single memory channels. Perhaps next time before you ask a vague guestion you could do some research for yourself. >If you did not notice any difference then it is probably not working properly It really depends on the system used, P4's really benefit from the extra memory bandwidth offered by dual channel memory, where as Athlons dont. With a P4 system you should make an effort to use dual channel memory as the preformance increase will be noticable, with a Athlon system its not really a big deal as its not as noticable. But if adding more ram to a dual channel capable motherboard why not use a matching stick to enable dual channel its free preformance. Nighthawk in an earlier thread i gave Apenz some advice which i think is relevant to you aswell. The video card market is currently up in the air as new cards are released, and prices are very high. Your current video card to put it bluntly is crap for gaming, you will get the biggest preformance gain from a new video card. I would reckonmend holding off on any video card upgrade for another couple of months, the X700 and 6600 have just been released as will offer 9800PRO preformance at 9600 prices. You will also notice a preformance gain from an extra 512mb of RAM, games will load quicker and run smoother. For example DOOM3 has a software sound engine, many gamers have noticed that when they upgrade from 512 to 1024 the sounds quality is superior. Granted you probably wont notice a dramatic change in FPS when adding more memory but you should notice some benefits when gaming. With the release of DOOM3 and HLF2 we have just experienced a huge jump in system requirements and quality of graphics. The majority of new games will be based on the DOOM3 engine and the source engine (HLF2), so building a system capable of playing these games at reasonable detail settings should mean you can continue to play future releases for a long time to come. These games will benefit from 1024mb of RAM and will benefit from a good video card. If i was upgrading a system similar to Apenz or Nighthawks so that it could play HLF2, DOOM3 and future games, i would first upgrade the RAM as its readily avaliable and wont get much cheaper than it is now. Nighthawk if you have a nForce2 motherboard try to get matching stick of RAM to what you have already e.g same speed, brand etc so that you can enable dual channel memory and get the free preformance. If its not a nForce2 motherboard then getting a stick of DDR400 would be fine. After upgrading the RAM i would save some money and wait for a couple months for the X700 and 6600 to be avaliable in AGP and for the community to make a decision as to which is the better preformer. Read lots of reviews and make an informed decision based on price, preformance and features. |
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