a question...

Aug 7, 2003, 11:13 PM

why is using 2 sticks of ram on a dual ram motherboard better than using 1

brazilian · Aug 7, 2003, 11:17 PM

it doubles the data transfer.

cheers

Vampyromaniac · Aug 8, 2003, 01:22 AM

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Originally posted by brazilian
it doubles the data transfer.

Not on AMD boards. On AMD, expect a couple percent increase in memory bandwidth. Some people want all that they can get, so they get 2 dimms. But if you only get 1, you won't really notice the difference in real world use.

reno · Aug 8, 2003, 01:57 AM

But on Intel boards...(i865, i875, granite bay [e-something])....whooo boy! It's the greatest thing since sliced bread, not twice the performance by a long shot, but more bandwidth and speed than the best sticks tested alone.

JavaFox · Aug 8, 2003, 02:43 AM

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Originally posted by generalstupid
why is using 2 sticks of ram on a dual ram motherboard better than using 1

As a general rule it isn't. Unless the board support dual channel.

DriveEuro · Aug 8, 2003, 06:49 PM

It's increases bandwidth by like 5%.... not much. Cuz you have dual RAM controllers so they are more efficient with two sticks. But, you are hindered for overclocking with two sticks. 1 stick goes faster mhz than two sticks.

Logla · Aug 8, 2003, 06:55 PM

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Originally posted by reno
But on Intel boards...(i865, i875, granite bay [e-something])....whooo boy! It's the greatest thing since sliced bread, not twice the performance by a long shot, but more bandwidth and speed than the best sticks tested alone.

I've got a Granite Bay (E7205) board and Corsair XMS TwinX dual channel ram. I honestley dont think there is any difference. When I put the ram in single channel, games actually seem to run smoother. I don't think its worth shelling out extra money for it.

brazilian · Aug 8, 2003, 07:02 PM

Vampyromaniac, you are right. But it does doble on amd too, but only with that 800fsb support on intel baed systems you will see the real difference. wow, I wondering how expensive would be a top intel system in these days... so much I can't afford =(

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reno Painlord of Ichor Join Date: May 2002 Location: bloinkin! Posts: 1,610 Rep Power: 0	wefw But on Intel boards...(i865, i875, granite bay [e-something])....whooo boy! It's the greatest thing since sliced bread, not twice the performance by a long shot, but more bandwidth and speed than the best sticks tested alone.

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DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	It's increases bandwidth by like 5%.... not much. Cuz you have dual RAM controllers so they are more efficient with two sticks. But, you are hindered for overclocking with two sticks. 1 stick goes faster mhz than two sticks. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

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brazilian DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Brazil - SÃ¢o Paulo Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0	Vampyromaniac, you are right. But it does doble on amd too, but only with that 800fsb support on intel baed systems you will see the real difference. wow, I wondering how expensive would be a top intel system in these days... so much I can't afford =( __________________ A7V133 Rev 1.05 BrazilianTech 1010b Expert Bios 2200+ Tbred-b @ 2.26Ghz \| Vcore-1.7 \| 134x17 - most stable setting so far Thermaltake Volcano 7+ @ Medium ATI Radeon 9500 128mb SoftModed to 9700 @ 310mem/350clock Micron 768mb PC133 SoundBlaster Live! Value @ pci#3 Maxtor 30Gb 7200rpm 2mb cache ATA100 Troni FullTower Case with 500W Power suply + 3 80mm Case fans Slackware 8.1 & Windows Xp Pro Sp1