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Name: Talon
Date: August 2, 2006 at 16:33:15 Pacific
OS: 1GB
CPU/Ram: 64
Product: -
Comment:

concerning Ram, what is dual channel and what is single channel?

P4 D - 2.66GHz
1024MB DDR2 RAM
ASUS A8N-SLI Motherboard
Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
2x Western Digital Raptor 74GB



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Name: jam
Date: August 2, 2006 at 16:56:52 Pacific
Reply:

I suggest you start doing some research on these things. You're obviously in way over your head with this build. And you never answered my question about your specs...

"P4 D - 2.66GHz
1024MB DDR2 RAM
ASUS A8N-SLI Motherboard"

Something is definitely wrong with the above. The A8N-SLI is a S939 board, so it doen't support a P4...it also doesn't support DDR2 RAM. So either you listed the wrong board, or the wrong CPU/RAM. Or maybe the specs are fictitious?

Easy explanation of single vs dual channel mode:

Single channel mode - 2 x 512MB PC3200 = 1GB PC3200

Dual channel mode - 2 x 512MB PC3200 = 1GB PC6400


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Response Number 2
Name: Talon
Date: August 2, 2006 at 19:58:21 Pacific
Reply:

whats the difference?

re question: my motherboard name is wrong

P4 D - 2.66GHz
1024MB DDR2 RAM
ASUS A8N-SLI Motherboard
Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 6800 Ultra 256MB PCI-E
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum
2x Western Digital Raptor 74GB


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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: August 2, 2006 at 20:29:00 Pacific
Reply:

"my motherboard name is wrong"

Well, why don't you change it??

"whats the difference?"

I just gave you the difference...


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Response Number 4
Name: Galileox2
Date: August 2, 2006 at 20:48:12 Pacific
Reply:

I starting a new thread to awnswer your question, j/k...lol

"whats the difference"

theoretically double the bandwidth, being as *dual* means a seperate path (two), to each memory controller (ie one can read while the other writes)

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Response Number 5
Name: heropsycho2177
Date: August 2, 2006 at 20:51:16 Pacific
Reply:

"whats the difference?"

It is simply amazing what you can find using google...

http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Memory/Dual-Channel/

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Response Number 6
Name: Galileox2
Date: August 2, 2006 at 21:10:18 Pacific
Reply:

what is this google you speak of? hold on, I think I found it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google

What is Dual channel, and its impact on performance?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_channel

Now wait a second, what the heck is a Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia

hmmm...

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"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
- Keppel Enderbery


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Response Number 7
Name: Galileox2
Date: August 2, 2006 at 21:16:10 Pacific
Reply:

Heres an interesting search.

copy/paste this into the search field of google

"heropsycho2177 site:www.computing.net"

heres what you get.

11,800 results...lol

i have way too much free time...

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"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
- Keppel Enderbery


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Response Number 8
Name: jam
Date: August 2, 2006 at 21:49:43 Pacific
Reply:

I can beat that...

"about 34,200 from computing.net for "name: jam""

And that only takes into account my registered name. Before registration was necessary, I posted under at least 2 other names...LMAO!


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Response Number 9
Name: Pariah
Date: August 7, 2006 at 16:00:10 Pacific
Reply:

Just done the "search for name" thing. I found this old thread of mine http://www.computing.net/cpus/wwwboard/forum/10623.html and low and behold, Jam is still there, lol. The good old days!

"PARIAH"[British.By.Birth]
P4 3.0 HT 800mhz FSB
Asrock P4I65G M/B
2 x 512mb Kingston Value DDR 400 Dual Channel
80GB Diamond max9 SATA 160GB Diamond max10 SATA
Club3D GeForce6600 256mb


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