Dual channel ram or single channel ram on LGA 1155 Board

[Kam Dumper]

so i got a vengeance 8 GB ram on a single stick,and most boards are dual channel,will using a single ram stick cause troubles in the system?

 

[USAFRet]

Troubles? No
Optimal performance? No.

 

[Kam Dumper]

will the performance differ that much? especially in games?

 

[jitpublisher]

Depends on the game, but its not a huge difference, 3-7%.

 

[Kam Dumper]

ok thanks everyone

 

[Novuake]

Up to 10 % better performance in games if using dual channel. More in other memory write intensive tasks.