whats the difference between a 1gig single channel memory and a 1gig dual channel setup?
2006-10-25 15:55:11 · 5 answers · asked by sunshine on a rainy day 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The procesor can use "parallel" pipeline acesses to pull/push data from/to the memory.
an example is a big broad street that runs cars one way at a time, or two streets of the exact half size that run cars both ways all the time ;)
2006-10-25 15:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by vb_course_ar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 1 gig dual is a set of 2 512MB memories and a 1gig single is just a single memory. I have heard that the dual is better because it balances the system, but if you plan on expanding to 2gig, then you should get the single so that you can have a dual 2gig.
2006-10-25 15:58:35 · answer #2 · answered by rockinjesusfreak03 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well dual channel mode runs faster since it shares the load between two sticks, I could get really technical but that is the simple of it. You need two identical sticks to run dual channel, so you would need two 512s to run 1GB in dual channel.
2006-10-25 16:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you have a twin channel board you ought to have comparable memory in each and each channel for stability motives . the sole time you're able to desire to examine ability whilst installation RAM is once you're coping with a gadget that demands twin channel memory. i might get the twin channel set , merely makes greater experience
2016-11-25 21:04:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick a hand, any hand.duel channel it is!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-25 15:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋