Dual Channel DDR memory... what is it?

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OrionGazer52

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i have a new motherboard with dual channel ddr. Do i have to install memory in pairs? or can i just install one memory stick?

here is what i have:
asus p4p800 deluxe
2.6 ghz pentium 4 HT
sapphire radeon 9600xt 128
80 gb western digital 8mb
msi tv/fm tuner
LG cdrw
psi F1 formula case
3 red LED case fans
 
Dual Channel is just a description of DDR, its what makes DDR better than SDRAM if my memory serves correct. Then again, there was all that time in the 70s...
 
hmm i understand what all of you said, however at this point im not concerned with performance (at least for now!). if i installed just one stick, would my computer work?

oh and yea the case is hott; bright red
 
In my desktop I have, the mobo can handle dual channel DDR, and I've only got one stick in it, so I don't believe that there would be any problems with running just one stick of RAM. But, like I've heard other people say, two sticks will be faster than one. 2 x 256 is faster than 1 x 512, for example.
 
i've heard that using dual channel is for integrated video and it slows u down if u use a video card......so if u have a vid card ru u supposed to diasable dual channel?
 
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