Adding 512-dual channel?

FearTheTerp · Jul 9, 2005, 06:54 PM

I just helped my friend's mom move all her stuff out of her old house and into the new one (my arms and fingers are shot, I can barely type) and I have earned 90 bucks in doing so. Being too lazy and stupid to save money, I am thinking about adding another stick of the same type of corsair xms memory of the one I currently have, giving me 1gb of ram and running it in dual channel. Would it be worth the 62 bucks for another 512 mb of ram and having dual channel? Would the performance difference be significant?

**MIG-31** · Jul 9, 2005, 07:00 PM

I would much prefer 1024 (512x2) in dual channel than a single stick of 512mb ram.especially if you are running xp(recomendend min is 256mb) it would be benificial.

CDsDontBurn · Jul 9, 2005, 07:01 PM

yes it will be worth it. you'll not only double your ram, but you will also gain the dual channel feature.

but just to know, what is the chipset on your MoBo?

Mort_Cinder · Jul 9, 2005, 07:01 PM

the more ram the better. newer games, like battlefield 2 for example, need a lot of ram so having 1 gb would make it run much smoother. i say go for it

FearTheTerp · Jul 9, 2005, 07:02 PM

nForce 2 and thankas for the replies

CDsDontBurn · Jul 9, 2005, 07:45 PM

ya, np man

FearTheTerp · Jul 9, 2005, 07:48 PM

Yeah so I just bought a stick of CMX512-3200C2PT frmo Newegg, I hope it works out allright. Thanks all, I wasn't sure if it would've been worth it but from the replies, I think i'll be allright.

Ðamage™ · Jul 10, 2005, 04:19 AM

Not sure if you know this, but to take effect and performance of the dual ram you need to put 1 stick in slot 1 and the other stick in slot 3.. just thought i'd mention that.

Geminiwave · Jul 10, 2005, 04:48 AM

I went from 512mb to 1gb of ram. The performance doubled in many games. That wasnt from dual channel it was from the incease of ram.

Jul 9, 2005, 06:54 PM	#1
FearTheTerp DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pacific Grove, California Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0	Adding 512-dual channel? I just helped my friend's mom move all her stuff out of her old house and into the new one (my arms and fingers are shot, I can barely type) and I have earned 90 bucks in doing so. Being too lazy and stupid to save money, I am thinking about adding another stick of the same type of corsair xms memory of the one I currently have, giving me 1gb of ram and running it in dual channel. Would it be worth the 62 bucks for another 512 mb of ram and having dual channel? Would the performance difference be significant? __________________ System specs Motherboard:Biostar M7NCD Pro Cpu:AMD XP 2600+ Throughbred B @ 2340 195x12 Memory:2x Corsair CMX512-3200c2PT @ 195 mHz 2-3-3-10 Dual channel Graphics Card: Ati Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder w/Vga Silencer Rev 3 Antec SL-350

Jul 9, 2005, 07:00 PM	#2
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,821 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	I would much prefer 1024 (512x2) in dual channel than a single stick of 512mb ram.especially if you are running xp(recomendend min is 256mb) it would be benificial. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	yes it will be worth it. you'll not only double your ram, but you will also gain the dual channel feature. but just to know, what is the chipset on your MoBo? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jul 9, 2005, 07:01 PM	#4
Mort_Cinder I want some ATI lovin' Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: MK, UK Posts: 1,034 Rep Power: 0	the more ram the better. newer games, like battlefield 2 for example, need a lot of ram so having 1 gb would make it run much smoother. i say go for it __________________

Jul 9, 2005, 07:02 PM	Thread Starter #5
FearTheTerp DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pacific Grove, California Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0	nForce 2 and thankas for the replies __________________ System specs Motherboard:Biostar M7NCD Pro Cpu:AMD XP 2600+ Throughbred B @ 2340 195x12 Memory:2x Corsair CMX512-3200c2PT @ 195 mHz 2-3-3-10 Dual channel Graphics Card: Ati Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder w/Vga Silencer Rev 3 Antec SL-350

Jul 9, 2005, 07:45 PM	#6
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	ya, np man __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jul 9, 2005, 07:48 PM	Thread Starter #7
FearTheTerp DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pacific Grove, California Posts: 358 Rep Power: 0	Yeah so I just bought a stick of CMX512-3200C2PT frmo Newegg, I hope it works out allright. Thanks all, I wasn't sure if it would've been worth it but from the replies, I think i'll be allright. __________________ System specs Motherboard:Biostar M7NCD Pro Cpu:AMD XP 2600+ Throughbred B @ 2340 195x12 Memory:2x Corsair CMX512-3200c2PT @ 195 mHz 2-3-3-10 Dual channel Graphics Card: Ati Radeon 9800 Pro All-In-Wonder w/Vga Silencer Rev 3 Antec SL-350

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Jul 10, 2005, 04:48 AM	#9
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	I went from 512mb to 1gb of ram. The performance doubled in many games. That wasnt from dual channel it was from the incease of ram. __________________