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  1. 11-08-2006, 01:20 AM #1
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    dual channel worth it?

    just bought a gigabyte 965p S3 and completely forgot about dual channel memory I have ordered 1gig of corsair ram and not 2X 512 sticks. can anyone let me know if it is worth returing it to get the benefits of dual channel or not?
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    You're better off with 1GB for now, so you can just add another 1GB (for a total of 2GB obviously) at a later date.
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    ye I agree, performance hit will be negligible
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  4. 11-08-2006, 10:25 AM #4
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    Ok thanks for your input I will hold onto it and get another when I can afford some more
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