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Dual and Triple Channel DDR3

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  • 16-09-2010 10:23am
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    lazlo
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    Is there a huge difference between the two? What are the pros and cons of each?


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    lazlo
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    anyone know?


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    lazlo wrote: »
    anyone know?
    Depends what you're doing. There's no cons to either really.


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    lazlo
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    where do their respective strengths lie? I mainly use my PC for Video/sound Editing and gaming.


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    marco_polo
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    Essentially they are the same thing except triple chanel has a higher bandwith due to the extra channel.

    If the analogy helps it is the exact same question as asking what is the difference between a two and a three lane motorway :)

    Day to day use you would see very little difference, only really in very high performance applications and benchmarks. Below is a informative article as well on i7 and DDR3 configurations which may help.

    http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/15967


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    marco_polo wrote: »
    Essentially they are the same thing except triple chanel has a higher bandwith due to the extra channel.

    If the analogy helps it is the exact same question as asking what is the difference between a two and a three lane motorway :)
    This. It's just a matter of whether you can make use of, ie need, the extra bandwidth.


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