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Dual Channel

Forum discussion tagged with Dual Channel.
  1. simeon15

    Question 12GB vs 8gb ram. Dual channel affected or not?

    I own a HP pavilion n209tx laptop. The hp website states max RAM capacity is 12gb. Currently I have 4gb*2 on both slots. I would like to know if replacing one 4gb with an 8gb stick of same frequency will affect performance? I see that running photoshop+lightroom and adobe Bridge at the same time...
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    Solved! How do I know if my laptop edp 30 pin is single channel or dual channel?

    How do I know if my Hp laptop edp 30 pin is single channel or dual channel?(its a 1366x768)
  3. A

    Solved! How much RAM.

    Hi there. I have a GTX 1050 4GB Y520 laptop with 4GB RAM (2 slots in total, 1 slot empty). I would like to add on the empty slot: 1. 1x 4GB stick so in total I will have 8GB ram running in dual-channel or 2. 1x 8GB stick so in total I will have 12GB ram. Which of the above do you guys think...
  4. K

    Purchased pubg from steam

    Hi i purchased pubg from steam and my specs are amd radeon r5 m330 2gb ..8gb dual channel ..amd a8 7410 ...will it run ok ?? And if doesnt can u return it?
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    Solved! Can this laptop support dual channel memory?

    I have Xiaomi Mi Gaming Laptop, cant find any info about it supporting dual channel memory.
  6. K

    Dual channelling ram or SSD for gaming?

    I have an acer nitro 5 laptop which I bought recently and some games stutter, specially Arkham Knight is causing huge fps drops.I don't have an ssd in my laptop and I would like to know if installing an ssd or dual channelling ram into 16GB will improve the smoothness in gaming. My specs are...
  7. D

    Audio Amplifier Board DIY

    I have 2 pairs of speaker (2*5W with 8ohm) (2*7W with 8ohm) and i want to make soundbar with all this speaker but i don't know which audio amplifier board is batter for this. so suggest me a compatible amplifier board for my DIY project.
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    Dual channel RAM or SSD

    Which will improve my game performance and fps, Dual Channel RAM or SSD?
  9. W

    Audio Setup Advice

    Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on receivers/amplifier specifically. I have 2 mono speakers in the ceiling behind my couch and I plan to add a 3 channel sound bar and a subwoofer. I also have some speakers in other rooms around the house in looking to use mainly for audio purposes. Those...
  10. J

    How can I use 2 aux speakers as stereo speakers on my windows 10 computer?

    Sorry if this isn't the right forum but I want to connect two aux speakers i have lying around and use them as stereo speakers. Any help is appreciated thanks!
  11. A

    inspiron 3521 dual channel

    Hi, I have a laptop (Inspiron 15 3521 i5) which has 1x hynix 4gb ddr3l ram ,if i buy another hynix 4gb ddr3l ram with same specs and same serial number will i be able to get dual channel mode to work? Sorry for my bad English
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    is it safe to mix my 4gb onboard ram with another 4gb but in different brand?

    my asus x455yi has 4gb onboard and one free slot, i want to add another 4 gb ram so it run on dual channel state (if it could handle it). but i dont know the brand of this onboard ram, but i knew some of it specs from some aplication such as cpu-z ,dxdiag and speccy. is it safe to mix it with...
  13. P

    Is Dual Channel best for a Pro-Audio machine?

    Hey, Is dual channel configuration better than single channel for a DAW laptop? 1x 16GB vs 2x 8GB? Best, PS: Is there a reason for me to look into 32GB of RAM for my type of application?
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    Solved! This laptop can dual channel ?

    Hello guys. I have a MSI GP62 6QF Leopard Pro. My question is... this laptop can have dual channel? Thx :D
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    Laptop dual channel ram

    Ok guys. So I have a acer i3 6006u laptop which has already 1 stick of ddr4 8gb ram and i have a free ram slot. It currently runs single channel mode. Now , because I understood that having dual channel mode ram will increase performance in games, i want to make my laptop dual channel ram as...
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    1 stick in dual chanel RAM

    quick question, my laptop has 1 stick 8GB Ram, but in CPU-Z and HWinfo64, it detects 8GB dual channel , and in its slot is detected a 4GB stick of samsung. could it be possible to have 1 stick in dual channel mode? here screenshot of cpuz and hwinfo [image link removed] use imgur
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    Which RAM should I purchase for Asus R558UQ-DM513D? (8gb VS 4gb)

    Asking this as I am worried about Dual channel architecture. One of my friend pointed out that 8gb wouldn't work in cohesion with the existing 4gb RAM. Is it true?
  18. ThomasKK

    Is this laptop's RAM single-channel or dual-channel?

    Hello, I'm interested in this laptop: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/700-series/710s/ In tech specs it says the laptop can have up to "Up to 16 GB LPDDR3 1866 MHz (Onboard)" RAM memory. I just wanted to know if the RAM is in single-channel or dual-channel?
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    Laptop Dual channel Ram Mixing

    Hey guys, I just bought the Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-53VG laptop with dedicated graphics and it has DDR4 8gb 2133 MHz / PC4-17000 Ram installed with and extra slot in the same channel. I purchased from crucial a compatible 4GB DDR4 2400 MHz / PC4-192000. I did not realize I had to match the Ram...
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    Asus f555 can it run dual channel ram?

    I bought an asus f555 with amd a10 r6 series with 4+4 gb ram expandable to 12gb. When i use cpu z it says that my ran is running at single channel. Does it means it just run single channel or the installed ram is not compatible with the onboard ram? It has 2 slots ram 1 onboard and 1 already...