Re: Memory...single channel DDR2 VS dual channel DDR2

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance


"Barnaby" <Barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FDD3A0F7-DDBA-4BE3-8B0D-79FB8E43D876@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I got a great deal on a CPU/MOBO combo and the only thing I noticed was
single channel instead of dual channel. They have a board for twenty bucks
at
Frys which is essentially the same as mine ,except it has dual channels
for
the DDR2. Is it worth my while performance wise to swap in a dual channel
board all else being equal ? My system runs great as it is.
XP Home on a CD2 E7200/ECS board combo I got for $109. Also the newer
board
has no IDE for my optical drive and I would have to get a SATA CD/DVD
burner
to install the new board. Is a SATA CD/DVD drive any faster as far as
transfer speed ?
--
Barnaby

When I upgraded the dual channel DDR2 RAM on my laptop, I used
the opportunity to do some benchmark testing. The difference between
dual and single channel on the benchmark was only about 10%, so it
will probably be less in normal use, hardly noticeable. Unless you're
doing benchmarks that is.


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: CPU upgrade: now wont boot into Normal Mode?
    ... so you could get dual channel, would seem like a big win. ... Just out of curiosity, and putting those definitions aside, why wouldn't it make a difference to the system if I only had a single channel board? ... misses requiring a transaction to go to main memory. ... video, I could actually tell the difference between ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Dual Memory Architecture...worth it in a business environment?
    ... memory speeds but also if we want to upgrade again, ... Is the dual memory architecture worth it ... dual channel memory configuration. ... system, I could tell the machine had single channel, just from ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)
  • P5N32-E SLI Plus Dual channel memory errors
    ... The BSOD's seem to point to hardware issues so I did a Memtest to check the ram. ... Thought I'd try shuffling the RAM around to Single channel and test it. ... Now I'm going to test it again in Dual channel and see but wondering if that's a known issue with these boards? ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: Dual Channel memory question - Attn: Paul
    ... > Brand name yadda yadda" and the price is the same as buying two individual ... if I buy the two sticks of RAM now to use as dual channel ... Two sticks in B1 and B2 as single channel. ... Athlon64 wasn't fully symmetric in terms of its usage pattern, ...
    (alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus)
  • Re: is dual channel still a gimmick?
    ... Dual channel doesn't do much if a single channel is able to supply the bandwidth, or at least the vast majority of it, like in an XP system with a 400Mhz DDR bus. ... Maybe there would be a payoff for dual channel with integrated video. ... Thinking of buying a DDR2 system, I saw that Crucial was pushing Dual Channel, now with DDR2. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)