I know its good to have 2 sticks of ram in your 1-3 or 2-4, and I have that. But I just realized that I'm an idiot and have 1 good 1gb stick of ram left over from my older computer. I really have two of them, but I think one of them is broken, causing crashes and whatnot. I currently have 2gb, so another 1gb could help.
So, would it still help to plug it in or wouldn't help at all?
They're these: [url]http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-ddr2-pc2-6400-sli-ready-edition-dual-channel-eol.html[/url]
It'll work but it'll be less efficient without a partner. They get sad on their own.
use 3 lose dual channel
[QUOTE=Satane;29440195]If your motherboard is dual channel it's going to work 50% slower (down on the technical level) But you probably won't notice it.[/QUOTE]
Dual channel makes the memory bus twice as wide (64 to 128 bit), not twice as fast. Depending on the timings of the sticks, you'll get anywhere from a ~5% to ~25% boost in bandwidth throughput, not double.
Hey guys I got lucky, turns out my sticks have life time warranty!
[QUOTE=bohb;29498094]Dual channel makes the memory bus twice as wide (64 to 128 bit), not twice as fast. Depending on the timings of the sticks, you'll get anywhere from a ~5% to ~25% boost in bandwidth throughput, not double.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't seem like he said anything about it decelerating man. By the way OP, if it's ganged, you may wanna get one last stick. I believe you'll need an even number of dimms to enable dual channel mode. It could depend on your mobo though, what do you have?
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