CPU help

[pat2k5]

i have an old computer.
it has a celeron processor (crap)
i am looking to upgrade it to a bit faster. ( i don't need state of the art because i don't do too much high end operations )

it is a socket 478 motherboard so i don't have many options as to upgrading the cpu unless i get one second hand.

the problem is im looking at this cpu

Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.66GHZ/512/533

but on the intel site it says it only supports DDR dual channel which i do not have.

http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/showchart.aspx?mmID=847437&familyID=1&culture=en-US

but on my motherboards site it says it supports the cpu

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=585&NAME=MS-7005v2.0&kind=1

I don't know which one to trust.
are dual channel cpu's compatible with non dual channel ram ?

any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
pat

 

[AMDSCOrPiO]

trust the motherboards manufacturers site and theres no such thing as dual channel ram, its just normal ram sold in pairs so your ram will work...

 

[pat2k5]

it says dual channel ram is when there is 4 slots and slots 1 and 3 have to match and 2 and 4 have to match.

are you sure there's no such thing ?

 

[AMDSCOrPiO]

there is such thing but any ram can be dual channel, it supports it so if you have 2 identical sticks it will run in dual channel but if you have 2 diff sticks it wont be dual channel but it will still work

 

[pat2k5]

ahhk. thanks.

i thought just the FSB and socket had to match and then i read that and started worrying.