Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[j3pflynn]

sgolds,CJ,gollem - re: dual channel. I've been scouring trying to find definitive word on this, and it's a little hard to get. But here goes with what I've found. Yes, you can use 3 DIMMs and still get dual-channel, as I remembered - with these limitations:

1)The 2 channels must be balanced as far as their total memory sizes(e.g. 2 256MB in the one channel with 2 DIMMS, and 1 512MB in the single DIMM channel), and they should be of similar, preferably identical design(other than the size).
2) The total number of banks must not exceed six.

I have read a number of posts from guys at nforcershq that verify this. Info from a number of other sources could be interpreted either way (Anand, digit-life, etc.). I'm satisfied with the guys who are looking at their boot screens and know what they have in their systems. It does tell me that if I want to upgrade, I'll be getting a 512MB Corsair 3200LL module and putting it in the lone DIMM channel.
Paul