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    Dual Channel vs. Single Channel: W3J

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Brainonska511, Jun 26, 2006.

  1. Brainonska511

    Brainonska511 Notebook Consultant

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    I currently have the W3J with the 2x512MB config for RAM. I was wondering what kind of performance hit I could expect if I only upgrade one of the sticks to 1GB (so it would be a total of 1.5GB of RAM). Anyone do this yet, or have most of you done the upgrade right to 2x1GB.

    Also, what brand of RAM did you use for the upgrade (I remember seeing something about one brand not working in the W3J)?
     
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    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    about 2% on pcmark cpu and about the same on 3dmark
     
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    So realistically, I would see a slightly faster machine due to the increase in RAM amount, despite the fact that I lose the 2% performance gain from Dual-Channel.
     
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