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Mir96TA

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Dual channel DDR memory.
What is exactly that?
DO they use two DMA channels to access memory?
How fast is it?
Is it worth it.
AGP 8X
How fast is it?
Which is play big role Fast Graphic Chip or AGP speed.
Having more Video memory, where does it shines. I know
it helps in Hi Res with High color.
DVD writter
Are they still use only Red laser to burn. If they do, that mean its only do the single layer. WHich is half of Totat DVD capcity.
Any Intellectual inputs 🙂
 
Dual channel means that it uses 2 64-bit memory controllers, theoretically providing double the memory bandwidth, but in practice (with AMD machines) the performance increase isn't all that great.
With Intel machines, there is a bigger gain, check the Anandtech front page on searching for the memory holy grail.

AGP 8x gives double the AGP bandwidth of AGP 4x, but with current cards, it doesn't provide much benefit, if any at all, and is not necessary.

DVD writers can only do single layer DVD's, and they do use red larers AFAIK.
Dual format +- drives, are good as it means maximum compatability.
The layer thing doesn't have to do with the laser, as industry DVD's are pressed, not burnt in the way home users make them IIRC, and the laser couldn't write 2 different layers, I think.

BlueRay will be the next change, to blue lasers I think, hence the name, and will give up to something like 27GB on a disc (not sure if that's in a single layer).

Hope some of that helps.
 
The speed of the video card matters much more than the AGP mode.

Memory on a video card shines when you play games at higher resoltions, or with FSAA and other pieces of eye candy on. The more the video card has to render at once, the more having enough memory on it matters.
 
Originally posted by: cmai
Does anyone else find the title of this thread offensive?
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Nah, I like being called a geek. It's like a status thing almost.
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Originally posted by: Mir96TA
Originally posted by: cmai
Does anyone else find the title of this thread offensive?
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😕 Why Unless you think, Computer Geeks is BAD thing :moon:
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I think it's the choice of words that you chose. I was not implying being a "computer geek" was "bad" in any way. But why not "computer gurus" or something more respectful?

 
I'm sure he meant it as a compliment.

I've been a "computer geek" for 60 years - yea 60 years!
I didn't take any offence!
I'm proud to be called a computer geek - by my grandchildren!!!
 
Originally posted by: cmai
Originally posted by: Mir96TA
Originally posted by: cmai
Does anyone else find the title of this thread offensive?
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😕 Why Unless you think, Computer Geeks is BAD thing :moon:
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I think it's the choice of words that you chose. I was not implying being a "computer geek" was "bad" in any way. But why not "computer gurus" or something more respectful?
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Anyone who truly is a computer geek takes pride in their geekiness.

Originally posted by: Lonyo
And only 2 people bothered to answer his question 😛
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That's because you pretty much covered it in your first post.

 
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