To Dual channel or not to dual channel?

figarow · 6th December 2003, 6:04 PM

I am pondering my next mobo purchase & was wondering will I notice much of a difference dual channeling with my 3200+?

DrunkBorg · 6th December 2003, 6:26 PM

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HuH · 6th December 2003, 7:33 PM

if you have the choice, i would go for dual channel. even if the difference isn't huge, it is worth it imho

figarow · 6th December 2003, 8:15 PM

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Originally posted by HuH
if you have the choice, i would go for dual channel. even if the difference isn't huge, it is worth it imho

Yeah I need to know the performance increase that I will recieve going dual channel, as the boards I am interested in buying - one of them the Gigabite doesn't have the dual option but does have Firewire, so yeah I'll lose the firewire to increase performance if it's a substansial (spelling?) gain.

hawks667 · 7th December 2003, 9:15 AM

DC for me has given a very small performance increase, very small........When i installed my second 512 stick, i tried SC first, benchmarked it, then went DC & did the same benchmarks. Perfornace was up slightly, nothing to write home about, but it an improvement albeit.

The bigest performance increase was going from 512 to 1024meg of RAM.......much more responsive when running a heaps of apps at once.

-HAWK-

SKITZ0_000 · 9th December 2003, 1:50 PM

depends on your RAM, if your running 2x pc2100 (ddr266) with your 3200 w/400mhz FSB (which is unlikely) you will get a nice increase in dc than sc but if your running pc3200 (ddr400) you wont see 3/4 of Fuk all difference. If your overclocking and dont want to oc your ram and get your FSB up to 466+ then you may get a gain.

but if your not OC'ing id go the firewire, and by the boards your getting it soesnt look like your going to be a big OC'er. Unless you get the NF7-S V2.0

best board in town. You can tell that cause when you cruze the forums its in alot of Sigs lol.

goodlet · 9th December 2003, 4:18 PM

You could always get the dual channel and just buy a pci firewire but I dunno if this has any effect on your speed.

cvidler · 10th December 2003, 9:07 AM

Or get yourself a specced out P4 board where dual channel actually makes a tangible difference.

einsteinthe2nd · 10th December 2003, 7:54 PM

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To Dual channel or not to dual channel?

God damn Hamlet....God damn Shakespeare.....

On the topic......you will notice the difference if you use a tuned pair of memory sticks...although this has been said to be just a gimmick

6th December 2003, 6:04 PM	#1
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7th December 2003, 9:15 AM	#5
hawks667 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mooroolbaaaaark..... ;-) Posts: 1,404	DC for me has given a very small performance increase, very small........When i installed my second 512 stick, i tried SC first, benchmarked it, then went DC & did the same benchmarks. Perfornace was up slightly, nothing to write home about, but it an improvement albeit. The bigest performance increase was going from 512 to 1024meg of RAM.......much more responsive when running a heaps of apps at once. -HAWK- __________________ Every meal is a banquet, every pay cheque is a fortune.

9th December 2003, 1:50 PM	#6
SKITZ0_000 Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tas Posts: 726	depends on your RAM, if your running 2x pc2100 (ddr266) with your 3200 w/400mhz FSB (which is unlikely) you will get a nice increase in dc than sc but if your running pc3200 (ddr400) you wont see 3/4 of Fuk all difference. If your overclocking and dont want to oc your ram and get your FSB up to 466+ then you may get a gain. but if your not OC'ing id go the firewire, and by the boards your getting it soesnt look like your going to be a big OC'er. Unless you get the NF7-S V2.0 best board in town. You can tell that cause when you cruze the forums its in alot of Sigs lol. __________________ Dell XPS15 1080p Internetting Machine. Mature R33 Skyline Street Driver, Modifier & Enthusiast (225kW @ Rears) Daily Motorcycle Rider (Honda VTR) Do you even lift? If you don't - you should! Join Fitocracy!

10th December 2003, 9:07 AM	#8
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9th December 2003, 4:18 PM	#7
goodlet Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,675	You could always get the dual channel and just buy a pci firewire but I dunno if this has any effect on your speed.