2 Gigs ran in single Vs. 2 Gigs dual?

maddiesdaddy · 10-24-2008, 01:24 PM

Ok I have 2 gigs of ram ran in single channel mode right now and have been trying to get some info if it would be better for it to run in dual channel mode?
I read on a forum somewhere that in single channel mode 1 will read while the other writes anyone know if that is true?And if not then it would be better in dual channel to up the band width right? If anyone out there can maybe explain this better or help me out please respond.

**wrench97** · 10-24-2008, 02:42 PM

Tell us a little more about your system
Motherboard
CPU
Ram speed
Basically Dual channel is 2 pipe lines of data travel at a given speed as opposed to 1.

maddiesdaddy · 10-24-2008, 03:42 PM

Update :
cpu - 2.1 amd athlon x2
mobo- asus m2a-vm
ram- 2 gigs corsair pc6400(800mhz)
video- evga 9600gt overclocked edition

**wrench97** · 10-24-2008, 03:51 PM

I just knew you were going to have an AMD set up when I was typing that .
AMD works a little differently because the memory controller is on the CPU instead of on the board and I am not really up on AMD memory controllers since the phenom came out and the AM2+ changed it up some maybe one of our AMD guys will chime in on how the AMD memory pipe lines work.

10-24-2008, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
maddiesdaddy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Xp Pro	2 Gigs ran in single Vs. 2 Gigs dual? Ok I have 2 gigs of ram ran in single channel mode right now and have been trying to get some info if it would be better for it to run in dual channel mode? I read on a forum somewhere that in single channel mode 1 will read while the other writes anyone know if that is true?And if not then it would be better in dual channel to up the band width right? If anyone out there can maybe explain this better or help me out please respond.

10-24-2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,626 OS: Win7	Re: 2 Gigs ran in single Vs. 2 Gigs dual? Tell us a little more about your system Motherboard CPU Ram speed Basically Dual channel is 2 pipe lines of data travel at a given speed as opposed to 1. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

10-24-2008, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
maddiesdaddy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Xp Pro	Re: 2 Gigs ran in single Vs. 2 Gigs dual? Update : cpu - 2.1 amd athlon x2 mobo- asus m2a-vm ram- 2 gigs corsair pc6400(800mhz) video- evga 9600gt overclocked edition

10-24-2008, 03:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,626 OS: Win7	Re: 2 Gigs ran in single Vs. 2 Gigs dual? I just knew you were going to have an AMD set up when I was typing that . AMD works a little differently because the memory controller is on the CPU instead of on the board and I am not really up on AMD memory controllers since the phenom came out and the AM2+ changed it up some maybe one of our AMD guys will chime in on how the AMD memory pipe lines work. __________________ Power Supply and Selection