2gb dual channel(pc3200) vs 4gb single channel(pc3200)

[bgbysleepy]

which is faster dual or single? anyone had tried this before?

 

[flamingspinach]

What? Do you need twice as much memory to run it dual channel? I wasn't aware of that...

-fs

 

[Duvie]

Well you need to tell us the exact config...Intel or AMD

2gb dual channel means what?? 4 sticks of 512mb or 2 sicks of 1gb??? makes a difference has some if not most AMD64 board will not run those at 200fsb or pc3200...It will revert to pc2700...

4gb single channel will likely be 4 1gb module, again same as above...

now on average dual channel is about 5-10% faster on P4 rigs that need sthe bandiwdth and only 2-5% on AMD64 rigs that are not as bandwidth hungry....2gb versus 4gb likely wont make a difference unless you are a server or something...1gb is enough for most desktop uses...