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Hmmmmmmmmm now there's an interesting question..................Originally Posted by DiscoCam
In general dual channel gives faster through put which is what you want for memory intensive tasks BUT...... capacity is also important especially if you are editing large files.
Large as in say 1-2GB plus.
I would suggest one of two options :
1. put in the 2GB in dual mode and use a swap file, (virtual memory) of around the 1-2GB mark. Make sure that the minimum and maximum figures are the same. This will give you the through put you need and the extra memory if you use larger files.
2. If you generally use smaller files <1GB go for the full 3GB and a small swap file say 200mb this way you can store the whole file in ram giving you faster access and less seek time on your drive which tends to slow things down.
So maybe you are thinking why not put in the 3GB plus a 1-2GB swap file, best of both worlds, well not really. The larger swap file compensates for the smaller capacity of memory and the dual channel makes up in speed the slight drop you will get in extra disk access and visa-versa
If you do more editing than encoding go for the 2gb the CPU is more the deciding factor in encoding than ram, in XP over 2GB won't make that much difference.
It is quite late and I hope this semi-drunken babble makes sense, if so GREAT !
If not ooops
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