yes i know its memory and what not, what i want to know is what the difference is between the whole dual channel memory or something like that. thanks
alright so you mentioned that you need 2 memory dimms for dual channel work , so what youre saying is the have really bad ass memory, i could put 512DDR corsair in one slot and 512DDR corsair in the second slot ? which would ultimately mean i woul dbe getting 1gig of ram correct?xenophobe said:Single Channel memory uses whatever memory you have in however memory slots, and the CPU accesses all of them with 1 controller.
Dual Channel memory is controlled by two seperate memory controllers, increasing cpu to memory transfer bandwidth, so the CPU can access both simulatnously and independently. Obviously you need 2 memory dimms for Dual Channel to work.
Dual Data Rate also allows a read and write per clock cycle, so DDR in Dual Channel mode is basically the best way to go, though the memory, CPU and chipset all have to support it.
Pretty much any new computer you would buy will support this. Oh, and if you're getting a newer system, go for the best memory upgrade... I think from 1gig standard DDR to 1gig Corsair, I paid less than $50 more. I think it's worth spending the extra money on the best quality memory.