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is 2 gigs of daul channel ddr2 better than..
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First let me thank you for your input.
__________________2 gigs of dual channel ddr2 better off then 4 gigs of single? 3 stick total one is a 2 gig stick
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I am not completly sure, though i ran single channel 3GB on my old dell and it ran fine. lets wait to here more responses
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You're basically comparing quantity versus speed. For any usage less than 2 gbs, the dual channel 2 gb will perform better. If your memory usage exceeds 2 gb, then the 4 gbs would be far faster since it's preventing a pagefile access from your hard drive.
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