Dual channel or single stick of memory?

[arfur]

Hi
would there be much difference in performance between 1x512mb PC 3200 and 2x256mb PC 3200, cost per mb of ram favours the single stick, but does running with the dual channel setup make a big difference in speed?
I'm buying a A7N8X Deluxe V2.0 and a AMD XP 2500+ Barton.

Cheers
Arf

 

[Shooters]

If you're using the onboard video then the performance difference is pretty substantial. If you're not then the difference is probably at most 3-5% in favor of dual channel.