does running in dual channel make games play better?

[narhic_fd]

okay, if you have a socket 939 setup does running it in dual channel make for better game play, or is it mostly for overclocking?

 

[perz]

Dual channel memory u mean? Thats for feeding the cpu with data.

Yes its for running games faster.

 

[HoldenMcGroin]

But don't forget, if you're doing bad at the game and you're running it using dual channel, you no longer have the "I have a crappy video card" excuse. No, you just suck.

 

[mesarectifier]

Computers aren't just for playing games. Dual channel makes everything run faster.

 

[weskurtz81]

look at the benchmarks between S754 and S939 setups. A 754 CPU at the same clock will perform about the same as a 939. A64's do not have a memory bottleneck using dual or single channel memory from the benchmarks I have seen, and from own personal use. Try it yourself, run FRAPS in dual and single channel mode, and you will see for yourself. Regardless of that info though, I would still recommend dual channel for peace of mind, and I am sure in some cases it will make a difference.