Duel Channel memory on socket 754

[AndysRevenge]

I understand the socket 754 boards do not make full use of the duel channel memory. Is there any other reason not to use duel channel memory on a 754? The 1 GB memory kits I have seen all look to be duel channel. Thanks

 

[imported_alp]

s754 doesn't use dual channel at all.

 

[AndysRevenge]

s754 doesn't use duel channel, does this mean the ram will still work but not benifit from the duel channel abilities? Or.. Does it mean the ram will not work at all?

 

[nick1985]

the ram will still work, just not in dual channel

 

[biostud]

dual channel memory is regular memory which has been tested and approved for dualchannel motherboards. I've yet to come by to sticks of identical memory that didn't work in dual channel.

 

[AndysRevenge]

Thanks nick, a simple answer to a simple question Heres a few more. The duel channel ram will perform the same as non duel channel? Am I crazy or are all 1 GB kits of high performance ram all duel channel?

 

[DDR2lover]

bbb

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: AndysRevenge
Thanks nick, a simple answer to a simple question Heres a few more. The duel channel ram will perform the same as non duel channel? Am I crazy or are all 1 GB kits of high performance ram all duel channel?

yes, they are... only because they are called "kits"

you can, however just order up a couple sticks of the same RAM and have them work fine IN or NOT in dual channel mode.

Dual channel is barely beneficial... mostly seen if you are using onboard video in some cases, but if you are not, dont sweat it.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: AndysRevenge
Thanks nick, a simple answer to a simple question Heres a few more. The duel channel ram will perform the same as non duel channel? Am I crazy or are all 1 GB kits of high performance ram all duel channel?

There's no such thing as "dual channel" memory. A "dual channel memory kit" is two identical sticks of RAM tested to run at the same speed/timings and put in a box together. A dual-channel memory controller (such as the ones in most Intel and AthlonXP chipsets, and the ones built into the Socket939/940 Athlon64 processors), when equipped with two or more sticks of RAM, can access two of them in parallel to increase its effective bandwidth. A single-channel memory controller (as with the Socket754 Athlon64 processors) can only access one DIMM at a time, no matter how many are installed in the system. Dual-channel memory seems to add a roughly 2-10% performance boost on the A64 (dependent highly on what you're doing; games don't benefit as much as things like video encoding). Intel's Pentium 4 processors see a bit more benefit from it because of their longer pipelines.

Also, a "duel" is when you fight someone one-on-one. "Dual" is an adjective used to describe things that come in pairs.

 

[AndysRevenge]

hahaha Got me there Mat Thanks everyone I fully understand now. Although this brings up an interesting question... Since the s754 I plan to get has a single channel memory controller, would i benifit more from a single 1GB stick of RAM?

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: AndysRevenge
hahaha Got me there Mat Thanks everyone I fully understand now. Although this brings up an interesting question... Since the s754 I plan to get has a single channel memory controller, would i benifit more from a single 1GB stick of RAM?

You might want to check out some of the recent AT memory articles. Some motherboards apparently overclock better with a single stick of RAM as compared to running with two. If you don't want to overclock, there shouldn't be any difference in performance. I would buy whichever is cheapest (1x1GB or 2x512MB).

 

[AndysRevenge]

I do not plan to overclock, but then again I didn't plan to on my last rig either Thanks again to everyone.

 

[cyberknight]

dual channeling RAM gives marginally performance increases. Probably hardlly any real world increase. Especially in AMD systems where they are less reliant on it than Intel systems. And yeah, S754 doesn't support dual channel.

 

[L00PY]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
I would buy whichever is cheapest (1x1GB or 2x512MB).

2 x 512 MB will be cheaper 99.99% of the time. Something to consider is upgrade cost. Generally speaking, 1 x 1 GB is easier to upgrade from and is more reusable in future systems than 2x512MB. Of course speeds increase and prices fluxuate, so it can be a crapshoot either way.