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"BigBadger" <big_badger@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:c7pmmg$b39$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
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> No, not any NF2 chipsets support dual channel....Nvidia currently make two
> versions, the NF2 Ultra 400 that has dual channel (as used in the NF7-S by
> the way) and the NF2 400 that is only single channel.....Read all about it
> here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20031107/index.html
But the delta in performance between the dual-channel and single channel
boards is less than amazing....
http://tinyurl.com/35nug
"We were shocked to discover that the performance gap between the two
single-channel platforms and the nForce2 Ultra 400 with dual-channel DDR400
is a lot less than you might expect. Tests conducted a year ago with the
nForce2, 166 MHz FSB and only one DIMM demonstrated that dual-channel mode
is bound up with definite advantages. "
nForce dual-channel operation on the NF400 chipset does enhance some
operations, but the limiting factor is the AMD processor itself. 333Mhz and
400Mhz front-side will see better performance, and the nForce 400 Ultra
boards usually provide more goodies, but any nForce board is a good buy...
When I first got my Abit NF7-S v2.0, I was running single channel, and
performance was very good. Upgrading to dual-channel, I believe the benefits
were more along just having more RAM available than anything directly
related to going from single channel to dual channel operation.
Tim