On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 09:54:13AM -0400, Matthias Julius wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I've just about finished building my new computer and need to decide > > which Debian port to install (i386 vs AMD64). > > > > Hardware: > > Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe motherboard > > AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ (The best AM2 not on long back-order) > > One 1-GB stick of 800 MHz ECC ram > > Just a note: Board and CPU support dual channel RAM. It probably > takes a performance hit if you give it only one memory module.
It would take quite a big performance hit I suspect. It would essentially drop to the performance of the socket 754 systems, rather than the socket 939 performance. For example the 512k L2 socket 754 at 2.4GHz was ranked as a 3400+, while the socket 939 using dual channel memory was ranked a 3800+. Not using two 512MB sticks or two 1GB sticks just doesn't make that much sense. -- Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
