Dual Channel Ram Question

[NFSBLUECIVIC]

So do you have to enable the dual channel setting somewhere, or is it just always on, like if i have 2 one gig sticks does it automatically just work in dual channel, or do i have to enable it somehow?

[xxNEMO01xx]

If you have 2 identcal RAM modules it goes automatically into dual channel mode. Check out the manual of your mainboard to find out which slots you have to use. Sometimes it S1+S2 but it can be also S1+S3 to activate the dual channel mode.

[NFSBLUECIVIC]

aight thanks, the ram itself didnt have any documentation but i will check the think mobo book!

[NFSBLUECIVIC]

Finally, after months of money saving and countless hours comparing prices on newegg, my computer is finished! may i present to you, the Xion!

-Xion Solaris Green Case
-Asus a8n32-sli mobo
-AMD Athlon X2-4400 2MB L2 Cache
-2GB Dual Channel DDR
-320GB Sata2 HDD
-eVga 8800gts
-Dual DVD drives
-Logitech X-530 5.1 Channel surroundsound
-Westinghouse 22" LCD
-Ultra X-Finity 600 watt PSU
-Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
-Total Of 12 Running Fans in the system, and its quieter than my systemi was using before!

[BrontoX]

Logitech X-230 5.1 Channel surroundsound

That's a 2.1 system.
So you must have Logitech X-530 if it's a 5.1 system.
Anyway nice PC

[Jmac-]

If you have 2 identcal RAM modules it goes automatically into dual channel mode. Check out the manual of your mainboard to find out which slots you have to use. Sometimes it S1+S2 but it can be also S1+S3 to activate the dual channel mode.

They don't need to be identical, but they do need to have the same latency, speed, and capacity ...

[underoath285]

very nice setup NFSBLUECIVIC.

i'm jealous

[NFSBLUECIVIC]

Logitech X-230 5.1 Channel surroundsound

That's a 2.1 system.
So you must have Logitech X-530 if it's a 5.1 system.
Anyway nice PC

Ya you are right BrontoX, i typed it wrong, but yes indeed, it works like a dream, i turn up the settings on all my games as high as they go, even resolution and anti-aliasing and i cant get teh card to even cough. Dark Messiah came with teh card and it looks freakin sweet! Its also nice when im playin bf2 or bf2142 and recording with fraps, it doesnt lag at all now! I will probobly make a short bf montage or something to induce your drooling glands....

[vellu]

Looks rather impressive. What do you need dual DVD's for anyway? Plan to do much direct disk-to-disk copying? Not that it costs much at all...

[NFSBLUECIVIC]

ya mostly for disc to disc, and ones a dvd burner, the other is just dvd rom and cd burner, so its also nice to have an extra place to just keep like game disks in

[Abrams]

should get E6300 rather then AMD imo.

and you can always see memory modes in your BIOS, just open it under something like hardware profiles or system info and it should be displayed there both modes that your RAM running/supporting and the timing values like 5-5-5-15.

[xxNEMO01xx]

If you have 2 identcal RAM modules it goes automatically into dual channel mode. Check out the manual of your mainboard to find out which slots you have to use. Sometimes it S1+S2 but it can be also S1+S3 to activate the dual channel mode.

They don't need to be identical, but they do need to have the same latency, speed, and capacity ...

Yeah thats what describes identical modules..

[PSZeTa]

Not really. For an example, you could have a 1GB OCZ PC3200 with tighter latencies than a 1GB Mushkin PC3200. Downclocking the OCZ stick would make them identical in terms of speed and capacity, but they are physically different. (Possibly different memory chips as well)