Single or Dual Channel?

Fantasma · Aug 3, 2004, 12:23 AM

What is better: 333Mhz in Dual Channel or 400Mhz in Single Channel?
IÂ´m asking this because my crappy ram canÂ´t run in Dual Channel at 400Mhz and I donÂ´t know what to do

No_Style · Aug 3, 2004, 12:27 AM

I would guess the Dual Channel would be better, but may I ask why you can't run in Dual channel at 400 MHz?

mkk · Aug 3, 2004, 02:51 AM

Since you run the FSB at 200MHz you should definitely match the memory clock. Besides, even if you could have run with dualchannel it wouldn't do much at all for realworld performance since it is an AthlonXP system. For the AthlonXP the dualchannel feature never became more than an overhyped technicality. Better to have that nForce mobo running stably.

Vampyromaniac · Aug 3, 2004, 06:12 AM

400MHz single channel definitely. mkk is on the money

Zelig · Aug 3, 2004, 12:13 PM

Yup, definately 400 Mhz, dual channel on that platform wouldn't be much of a performance boost, and running at 333 Mhz intsead of at 400 Mhz would give you quite a large performance penalty.

Fantasma · Aug 4, 2004, 12:32 AM

ArgHHH, unfortunately, my ram sucks and canÂ´t run at 400MHz, I get crashes and things like that, the best I have it running stable at Double and Single Channel is 360Mhz, so IÂ´ll have to use that, fortunately, I got a new barton unlocked

G@MeBoY · Aug 9, 2004, 06:41 AM

DC gives some 5 to 10% percent increase in speed in best cases, but this is valid when you bench in sandra and aida, what you cannot bench in sandra and aida is how DC and memory itself is performing internaly, in memory itself, you can bench only what controler can output. Being my part of my job I work in CorelDraw and photoshop a lot, and can say only one thing: DC is faster in memory-demmanding apps...altho, it is a bit overhyped, it's not THAT faster I would give it some 10-15% procent (far from doubble).

and I would deffinitly go for 400mhz SC over 333DC, higher FSB gives more memory bandwith...would also rather go for 3-4-4-11 @fsb 230 than 2-2-2-11 @ 210...

Aug 3, 2004, 12:23 AM	#1
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	Single or Dual Channel? What is better: 333Mhz in Dual Channel or 400Mhz in Single Channel? IÂ´m asking this because my crappy ram canÂ´t run in Dual Channel at 400Mhz and I donÂ´t know what to do

Aug 3, 2004, 12:27 AM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Hmm.. I would guess the Dual Channel would be better, but may I ask why you can't run in Dual channel at 400 MHz? __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Aug 3, 2004, 06:12 AM	#4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	400MHz single channel definitely. mkk is on the money __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Aug 9, 2004, 06:41 AM	#7
G@MeBoY makes your mouse tremmble! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Serbia,Livingroom Posts: 247 Rep Power: 0	DC gives some 5 to 10% percent increase in speed in best cases, but this is valid when you bench in sandra and aida, what you cannot bench in sandra and aida is how DC and memory itself is performing internaly, in memory itself, you can bench only what controler can output. Being my part of my job I work in CorelDraw and photoshop a lot, and can say only one thing: DC is faster in memory-demmanding apps...altho, it is a bit overhyped, it's not THAT faster I would give it some 10-15% procent (far from doubble). and I would deffinitly go for 400mhz SC over 333DC, higher FSB gives more memory bandwith...would also rather go for 3-4-4-11 @fsb 230 than 2-2-2-11 @ 210... __________________ -= G@MeBoY =- ::Full color with 3DNOW! tech:: XP2000+ thoroughbred @ 10x230FSB - watter cooled by home made sistem - EpoX RDA3I - ASUS V9950SE/Td @470/820 - 2x256 DDR400 V-Data - !Live Player - 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax9+7200rpm - Tagan TG-380 black PSU - chieftek Matrix case - WinXP SP1

Aug 3, 2004, 02:51 AM	#3
mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,495 Rep Power: 132 System Specs	Since you run the FSB at 200MHz you should definitely match the memory clock. Besides, even if you could have run with dualchannel it wouldn't do much at all for realworld performance since it is an AthlonXP system. For the AthlonXP the dualchannel feature never became more than an overhyped technicality. Better to have that nForce mobo running stably.

Aug 3, 2004, 12:13 PM	#5
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Yup, definately 400 Mhz, dual channel on that platform wouldn't be much of a performance boost, and running at 333 Mhz intsead of at 400 Mhz would give you quite a large performance penalty.

Aug 4, 2004, 12:32 AM	Thread Starter #6
Fantasma HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lorca (Spain) Posts: 757 Rep Power: 63 System Specs	ArgHHH, unfortunately, my ram sucks and canÂ´t run at 400MHz, I get crashes and things like that, the best I have it running stable at Double and Single Channel is 360Mhz, so IÂ´ll have to use that, fortunately, I got a new barton unlocked