Dual channel for newbs

[Patchworkblue]

Hi all -
I've built my fair share of systems, but I went on hiatus for about a year, and am about to attempt my first dual-channel setup. Will everything I need to know about setting it up come with my mobo, or does anyone know of a place I can go to read up? For background, the specs I'm planning on are:

AthlonXP 3200+
2x512mb Geil DDR, Cas 2
Radeon 9800 Pro 128
DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra mobo
And right now I'm planning on grabbing a Thermaltake 420W PSU of of newegg, all of the reviews are positive.

Thanks for your help all!


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[scottkli]

Only thing I would change was the Geil ram, for Corsair or Kingston. Just my two cents.

 

[Prof133]

If going with a high-end AMD system in that price range, I highly recommend building around the Athlon 64 3200+ processor instead of the Athlon XP 3200+ processor.

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[Prof133]

AthlonXP 3200+
2x512mb Geil DDR, Cas 2
Radeon 9800 Pro 128
DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra mobo

For dual-channel with this chipset put one memory module in the memory slot that appears to stand alone and the other memory module in either of the two remaining memory slots.

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[Patchworkblue]

If you knew the balance of my bank account, you wouldn't suggest that.
I have, of course, considered going the 64-bit route, but it is out of my reach financially. In fact, I was going to get a 2800 Barton, but I got the hookup from a buddy of mine, which is the only reason I'm able to get the 3200+. I appreciate the suggestion, though.

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[Patchworkblue]

I can appreciate that, and I do like the corsair, but not only is Geil cheaper, it is also very reliable - 99% of the reviews for it on newegg.com are positive, and it is CAS-2 ram for under a hundred bucks. Money is tight - I'm saving up for a 9800 Pro or 9700 Pro, but to start off, I'll be using an old 16MB card.

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[Guest]

Im running some Geil Golden Dragon really nice ram for the price. As long as you stick to the recommanded timmings and speed, not a single problem.