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Dual Channel

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    i3 6100U dual-channel RAM / i5 6200U single-channel RAM ??

    What is better from the gaming point of view... i3-6100U + 8GB dual-channel RAM at 1376x768 TN LED i5-6200U + 8GB single-channel RAM at 1980x1080 IPS LED ?? Thinking about Lenovo Thinkpad 13 in i3 configuration (dual RAM) or IdeaPad 510s-13ISK with i5 configuration, both around 700 Eur. Both...
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    Dual channel isnt working

    I work in a cloth store, we are constantly listen to music, we have 4 speakers, but with some songs (the ones with good audio quality) some stuff gets lost. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I4Ko6xOIMc (in this song you got the lyrics in one channel and the music in the other) I can...
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    Girlfriend tried new dual channel ram in single ram Asus X551MA. Full crash, need help!!

    So, while I was out of town for a motocross race i was set to compete in, my fiance decided to be a "nerd" and upgrade my laptop's ram. From what I was told, she replaced the ram with the new one, which was a dual-channel, and it originally had a single channel. It charged okay and all was well...
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    Help me understand the difference in battery life

    I am thinking about purchasing a laptop. I am trying to figure out what is responsible for the huge difference in battery life between two products. At first I thought the TDP of each hardware component made a big difference but now I am wondering if it has to do with something else (i.e. the...
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    ASUS TP500LB possible dual channel ram?

    Hello, I have been trying to figure out if this laptop will run dual channel but I cant for the world find an answer. I have concluded that the 4 GB that are inside is integrated in the motherboard and there is one additional slot. Using CPUz it says the motherboard model is TP500LB. Asus not...
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    Can this laptop run GTA 5?

    Dell Inspiron 14 500 series with- 5th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-5500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz) 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600MHz (4GBx2) 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive NVIDIA® GeForce® 920M 2GB DDR3
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    2 audio sources in to 1 out with volume control

    Ok so I need something that allows me to plug in 2 male 3.5mm cables and combines them into a single female 3.5mm out, I need the 2 audio sources going into the single to have their own volume control, I am trying to find something that will do that but I have no idea what to search on google...
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    Which RAM for Samsung NP880Z5E

    I'm going to upgrade RAM of my PC. It has 8GB DDR3 embedded and only one slot for expande the ram. It is currently running in single channel mode. I want to add one module to have 16GB and also run ram in dual channel mode. I cannot find any information on which module type I should install...
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    (DDR2) 4GB Frequency 800 Dual-Channel or 5GB Frequency 667 Single-Channel

    Title says it all. I have 2x2GB Fr.800 and found in my house a 1GB Fr.667 that I can use with the others in Single-Channel. So? (I use my PC for gaming)
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    games for low end laptop

    i have a laptop with that specs: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit,Intel Core i3 370M 2.40GHz,3.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 531MHz,Intel HD Graphics (Toshiba)
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    i7 GtX 860 vs i5 GTX 880

    For budget purposes I could get either a gaming laptop with: i5-4210M processor 8GB Dual Channel DDR3L GTX 880M graphics with 8GB total GDDR5 or i7-4710MQ processor 16GB DDR3L at 1600MHz GTX 860M graphics with 2Gb GDDR5 Using it for gaming. WoW Various first person shooters.
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    Help choosing budget laptop for basic student use with Autocad and light gaming.

    So here's the problem. I'm choosing a budget laptop. <$500 only and only in Microcenter store. I originally wanted this Lenovo Laptop from staples, but my mom wanted to buy from microcenter. I searched their website and found the same Lenovo but had 6GB of ram. It was the only thing that holds...
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    I NEED YOUR HELP- Down to 2, Which is better?!?

    http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V5-552G-X852-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00FNPD1WG/ref=br_lf_m_8417372011_1_2_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&pf_rd_p=1716320182&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=8417372011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1QE758T1J7W5M44HKFC3 or...
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    bedroom 1 remote is changing bedroom1 and bedroom2 channels?

    Hello, I have recently switched to Dish Network, and sometimes 1 remote will change a different location's channel. I realize it is probably an easy fix, I just don't feel like troubleshooting. Wondering if anyone knows how to fix.
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    Ram choice on clevo p150EM 1600 vs 1866 8gb vs 16gb Dual vs Quad for gaming

    Hi would like to get everyone's opinion on ram choice for Clevo p150em. Question: 1600 vs 1866 8gb vs 16gb Dual or Quad CH Price list 8GB (2 x 4GB) , PC3-14900, 1866MHz SODIMM 16GB (2 x 8GB) , PC3-12800, 1600MHz SODIMM +$34.50 16GB (4 x 4GB) , PC3-14900, 1866MHz SODIMM Quad-core...
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    i3-i5 Laptop w/ Dual Channel RAM?

    So a friend of mine needs a laptop for some basic computing and a little audio work. I'm wondering though if anyone has any recommendations on exact models and where I could find one for cheap. I'd really like to find one with all of this: i3-3110M or i5-3320M/3360M Dual Channel 1333-1600MHs...
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    HP pavilion G6 amd e2-3000m - problem with dual channel

    Hi, I've bought two corsair 4gb ddr3 1333Mhz sticks but they don't work in dual channel although this laptop should have dual channel support up to 1333 MHz. And in BIOS there are no options. Does anyone have the same problem?
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    Aspire not working in dual-channel mode

    I put 2 sticks mushkin 1600mhz 4gb ram into my acer aspire laptop, when both channels are populated the laptop will crash, without a BSOD it just restarts or turns off. I've tested each stick with memtest in each individual slow and it was fine, but memtest got an unexpected error with both in...
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    Very low memory values in CPU-Z

    Hello, today I wanted to check if my RAM is running in dual-channel and I found out that DRAM frequency and NB frequency shows extremely low values - here is screenshot from cpu-z: http://i.imgur.com/JKcPD.jpg In Bios and while booting it shows RAM frequency is 1333 and NB at default 2000 MHz...
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    Buying a pc from.xoticpc.com

    Hi everyone. im in the market for a gaming laptop.. my question is is there ant negative from buy a customize laptop (as far as quality ) compared to stock/. i never heard of .xoticpc.com untill i came to these forum. what are your opinions with this site? also is it worth buying an ssd drive...