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Old 05-12-2005, 07:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
Sarkast
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Yes theoretical maximum bandwidth is doubled for dual channel memory mode (thats the point of it) - so the reported 6400MB are normal. I have the same value reported on my board.

So it seems for some reason your "bros" PC is not using dual channel correctly. What motherboard and CPU is he using ?
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