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single channel vs dual channel ram: power consumption?

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ashikns Original post #1
Jun 21, 2011 at 10:05 AM
iam planning to get 4 gb dddr3 ram.which should I choose-single channel or dual channel? am particularly concerned about power consumption.I am planning to buy a core i5 2500 k, asus maximus I V
gene z, ati 5750 running on a cooler master hx 450? so which ram should I choose?
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #2
Jun 21, 2011 at 4:08 PM
As long as you dont overclock, the PSU should do just about fine.
But if budget permits, get a Corsair GS600 @Rs.4000


Dont worry RAM is not the most major power consuming device. Processor and Graphics card are the main ones
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ashikns #3
Jun 21, 2011 at 4:19 PM
thetechfreak said:
As long as you dont overclock, the PSU should do just about fine.
But if budget permits, get a Corsair GS600 @Rs.4000


Dont worry RAM is not the most major power consuming device. Processor and Graphics card are the main ones
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is there any notable performance difference between single channel and dual channel?
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #4
Jun 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Have a look at this test. Very interesting read and results :D

Test Results: Single Vs. Dual Channel RAM : Parallel Processing, Part 2: RAM and HDD
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ashikns #5
Jun 21, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Thank you very much:) it seems there is not much performance difference, so I'll go with single channel
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #6
Jun 21, 2011 at 5:57 PM
ashikns said:
Thank you very much it seems there is not much performance
difference, so I'll go with single
channel
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No problem! Happy to help :D