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Will Dual Channel make a diff?

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MonkeyWrench4000

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I am running a system on single channel mode.

P4 2.8ghz 533FSB
1024mb pc2700
radeon9800 pro

In order to go dual channel i would have to purchase some new ram. Is it worth it with this CPU and vid card?
 
Originally posted by: MonkeyWrench4000
I am running a system on single channel mode.

P4 2.8ghz 533FSB
1024mb pc2700
radeon9800 pro

In order to go dual channel i would have to purchase some new ram. Is it worth it with this CPU and vid card?
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Things needed to run an Intel system in dual channel mode:

1) A motherboard that supports dual channel.

2) Two sticks of matched RAM.

Sounds to me like you already have #2. It's the mobo that you need to change.

And as biostud says, no it's not worth it.

HTH.
 
dual channle makes a great deal of difference on the P4 platform no?

the A64 doesnt see much gain, but the P4 architecture does, thats why P4 has had dual channle for a long while. its one of the disadvantages of buying the early centrinos, the new centrinos have dual channel memory and are much faster
 
I think the rationale is that if you are going to change the motherboard, might as well upgrade the whole system so you can get new stuff like PCI Express.
 
Originally posted by: wisdomtooth
I think the rationale is that if you are going to change the motherboard, might as well upgrade the whole system so you can get new stuff like PCI Express.
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:thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
dont you need a 800FSB chip?
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dont believe so. Im running my (dell) p4 533fsb dual channel (2x256). I defidently noticed an increase in performance from single channel.
 
You will notice a huge difference. P4 is bandwidth hungry and will benefit much more from dual channel than the Athlons will.

Additionally you do not need an 800mhz FSB chip, the memory controller is on the motherboard so that is the only factor. To get the maximum benfit OC the FSB to 800mhz if possible. You will see a very nice improvement (No you dont realy need to upgrade your memory).

-Kevin
 
If you overclock the processor, it would be nice to run the memory at the same frequency as the processor (helps reducing memory delay).
And you don't need matched sticks of RAM, you need similar sticks of RAM (however, for new memory matched is better as there is no cost difference to 2x individual sticks)
 
Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
dont you need a 800FSB chip?
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dont believe so. Im running my (dell) p4 533fsb dual channel (2x256). I defidently noticed an increase in performance from single channel.
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so you went from 1x512mb to 2x256? or did you increase from 1x256 to 2x256?
 
Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
dual channle makes a great deal of difference on the P4 platform no?

the A64 doesnt see much gain, but the P4 architecture does, thats why P4 has had dual channle for a long while. its one of the disadvantages of buying the early centrinos, the new centrinos have dual channel memory and are much faster
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Centrino (Pentium M, either Banias or Dothan) architecture is WAY different from P4 architecture, and does not benefit anywhere near as much from high bandwidth
 
Originally posted by: whatever
Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
dual channle makes a great deal of difference on the P4 platform no?

the A64 doesnt see much gain, but the P4 architecture does, thats why P4 has had dual channle for a long while. its one of the disadvantages of buying the early centrinos, the new centrinos have dual channel memory and are much faster
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Centrino (Pentium M, either Banias or Dothan) architecture is WAY different from P4 architecture, and does not benefit anywhere near as much from high bandwidth
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he's right.

 
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