Need advice sa Dual vs Single Channel

[Abaddon]

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Single Channel Setup:

Dimm1 - 1gig
Dimm2 - 512mb
Dimm3 - empty
Dimm4 - empty

VS.

Dual Channel Setup:

Dimm1 - 512mb
Dimm2 - 512mb
Dimm3 - empty
Dimm4 - empty

asa mas paspas bay? which do you prefer basing ani nga setup, mag dual or mag single? i read na x2 ang mga achieve sa dual than single channel.

[fatsu]

single channel 64bits wide
dual channel 128bits wide

[Abaddon]

unsa pasabot ana bai?

1.5G memory vs 1G memory... dual lang noon... kalibog!

[[DSX]]

that depends on what apps you use. kung imo normal apps pang gamiton.. mo lapas 1gig. then i would choose the 1.5g single than 1g dual. otherwise ill take the dual chan route.

[jintatsu]

hmmm.... ang iya bus width mn tngli nah..

kung single channel 64bits ra iya bus width.. nya og dual 128bits..

mas pas2x jd ang dual channel.. heheheh

[yob]

theoretically, going dual channel, double the bandwidth to 128-bit thus doubling the memory throughoutput

HOWEVER, it is NOT ALWAYS doubling the overall memory performance. in some cases it is even slower than single channel some applications

memory extensive apps such as database, games (but not all) benefit from larger memory bandwidth, maybe 5%-10% faster

but, if you choosing 1.5G single and 1G dual, id go with the 1.5G...

i suggest go strait to 2x1G if you want dual configuration

[NoelDescallar]

dual channel means dual side na nga ram type?

kay naa may ram na single sided lang... libog ko dah..

[[DSX]]

dual channel means dual side na nga ram type?

kay naa may ram na single sided lang... libog ko dah..

it has nothing to do with it.
imo pasabot is SIMM which is single inline memory module whereas ang double side kay DIMM which can be SDR or DDR

[jintatsu]

mao jd.. wla na cya labot ana.. heheheh

[Abaddon]

@yob & all:
2x1G how i wish! of course kana jud kung naa palang budget. ive read nga gamay raman ang difference kuno if single and dual in performance, but for a 1.5G and 1G in bandwidth that's half the leap. anyways, kung working ko multi-tasking man gud, maybe bandwidth cguro. para photoshop/illustrator cs2/flash/dreamweaver/after effects/adobe bridge/tons of fonts/ mostly memory eaters.