Brief History:
I have Vista 32 bit, and Core 2 Duo. I know Vista will only address 3gb-3.5gb of RAM in my system. Of course RAM cost is not an issue in this day and age.
The Problem:
Will the benefit from dual channel when 2x2gb is installed be better than the 1x2gb and 1x1gb (total 3gb). If I'm not mistaken, if I instal 3gb in my notebook - 2gb would be in dual channel and the remaining 1gb would be single.
Where as with 2 x 2gb all 3-3.5gb is run dual channel.
I know the 2 x2gb would have overall better performance since all of it runs dual-channel - but is it significantly better than the 3gb with 2gb running dual channel and 1gb running single channel.
The Uses:
Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobe Premiere (No gaming!), and generlly have multiple programs running.
I have Vista 32 bit, and Core 2 Duo. I know Vista will only address 3gb-3.5gb of RAM in my system. Of course RAM cost is not an issue in this day and age.
The Problem:
Will the benefit from dual channel when 2x2gb is installed be better than the 1x2gb and 1x1gb (total 3gb). If I'm not mistaken, if I instal 3gb in my notebook - 2gb would be in dual channel and the remaining 1gb would be single.
Where as with 2 x 2gb all 3-3.5gb is run dual channel.
I know the 2 x2gb would have overall better performance since all of it runs dual-channel - but is it significantly better than the 3gb with 2gb running dual channel and 1gb running single channel.
The Uses:
Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Adobe Premiere (No gaming!), and generlly have multiple programs running.