Memory not showing dual channel?

monkeypants · 1 Jun 2006 at 11:19

hp7909 said:
Those numbers won't make a difference from my experience. When I upgraded to Socket 939 awhile back I ordered the exact same number stick from Crucial to match a 512MB stick I already had & they could not work at all in Dual Channel Mode. Crucial told me I have to order a pair of sticks which they themselves have certified as matched! & whateva you think, Single channel sucks - Dual is what makes A64 fly & the benchmarks are there to prove it (especially the huge performance gap between the 2)

I meant serial/batch numbers, not speed and timings.

hp7909 · 1 Jun 2006 at 11:40

monkeypants said:
I meant serial/batch numbers, not speed and timings.

Ditto

EDIT:

Order 19/03/2005 said:
Qty: 1 CT6464Z40B
Part number: CT6464Z40B
Price: £30.99 (EX. VAT)
Description: 512MB, 184-pin DIMM Upgrade for a ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe System

Order 28/04/2005 said:
Qty: 1 CT6464Z40B
Part number: CT6464Z40B
Price: £27.99 (EX. VAT)
Description: 512MB, 184-pin DIMM

Clown · 1 Jun 2006 at 13:33

I saw some benchmarks and the differences weren't that much at all.

Zefan · 1 Jun 2006 at 13:35

Put the sticks in slots 1+2, this is what MSI like to do tbh.

Also, make sure it's running on 1T instead of 2T in the bios.

If that fails, throw the MSI out of the window.

Zefan · 1 Jun 2006 at 13:36

Clown said:
I saw some benchmarks and the differences weren't that much at all.

Bandwidth difference on a64 is literally double. This is why with dual channel A64's running on a divider isn't a problem as there is bucketloads of bandwidth that you can afford to lose.

Clown · 1 Jun 2006 at 18:35

Zefan said:
Bandwidth difference on a64 is literally double. This is why with dual channel A64's running on a divider isn't a problem as there is bucketloads of bandwidth that you can afford to lose.

It was only worth a few FPS in games and a few 3DMarks. Not enough of a difference for me to fork out £x on another 2GB, I think.