Question - Dual channel

Swedish Viking · 08-23-2003, 08:04 AM

Greetings all :-)

I havent been able to follow up on what is happening due to holidays and more :-)

So now I have some catching up to do !
Lets start with the stupid question:

If I have two 512 mb memory in a Dual channel motherboard,
will it show 512 mb memory or 1024 mb memory in my system ?

How much available memory do I have then ? Or do I have to think in one, way but know that it works in an other way ?

Dont laugh at me :-)

Thanks ! Peter

cromozone · 08-23-2003, 08:50 AM

It will show 1024Mb ram, and you'll have that much usable ram, so think of it just as a normal system. However, the two 512Mb dimms are accessed both at the same time, so read/write speeds are effectively doubled, hence the performance increase of going to Dual Channel motherboards.

Hope that helps

08-23-2003, 08:04 AM	#1
Swedish Viking NEVER eat yellow snow ! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Malmö / South-Sweden Posts: 221	Question - Dual channel Greetings all :-) I havent been able to follow up on what is happening due to holidays and more :-) So now I have some catching up to do ! Lets start with the stupid question: If I have two 512 mb memory in a Dual channel motherboard, will it show 512 mb memory or 1024 mb memory in my system ? How much available memory do I have then ? Or do I have to think in one, way but know that it works in an other way ? Dont laugh at me :-) Thanks ! Peter Last edited by Swedish Viking : 08-23-2003 at 08:10 AM.
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08-23-2003, 08:50 AM	#2
cromozone ABXpert Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Glasgow, UK Posts: 1,149	It will show 1024Mb ram, and you'll have that much usable ram, so think of it just as a normal system. However, the two 512Mb dimms are accessed both at the same time, so read/write speeds are effectively doubled, hence the performance increase of going to Dual Channel motherboards. Hope that helps __________________ Currently using: Tyan Thunder K8WE :: Dual Opteron 250 :: 2GB OCZ PC3200 Registered :: Dual Raptor 74GB in RAID 0 :: ATi Radeon X850 XT PE :: Audigy 2ZS :: Pioneer DVR-109 :: OCZ Powerstream 520watt :: Asetek Waterchill with dual Antarctica blocks and dual 120mm radiator :: Silverstone TJ-03 Case
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