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1. Re: Single-channel vs triple-channel memory
Harm Millaard Jul 22, 2010 4:54 AM (in response to JayNewWeb)Jay,
The amount of memory will have a bigger impact than dual or triple channel, is my guess. No hard data to substantiate the difference between dual or triple channel, but especially with MPEG encoding, the amount of memory is crucial. Do not forget that reducing the amount of memory in order to get triple channel will also entail more page file operations, and that is really slow and will far outweigh the speed advantage of triple channel access.
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2. Re: Single-channel vs triple-channel memory
JayNewWeb Jul 22, 2010 5:14 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)Harm,
Should I also assume that moving up from 8GB will help "noticeably" overall when the budget permits? Or that not necessarily going to change much?
And if so, would you care to comment on 12GB (which would be triple-channel) vs 16GB (single-channel) overall?
I know these are subjective, depending on my specific tasks, but I'm wondering if an overall view is realistic. If not, I totally understand.
Thanks.
Jay
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3. Re: Single-channel vs triple-channel memory
Harm Millaard Jul 22, 2010 5:27 AM (in response to JayNewWeb)Jay,
I thought you were going for a new system?
If so, you are in a luxury position. You can tear out the current 8 GB and install 3 x 4G sticks improving the amount to 12 GB, which will probably show you an increased performance of around 10 - 20 % on MPEG encodes. Then when you have your new system, you can move the 3 x 4 sticks to the new system and reinstall the current 8 G in this backup system.
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4. Re: Single-channel vs triple-channel memory
JayNewWeb Jul 22, 2010 5:32 AM (in response to JayNewWeb)Harm,
After much inquiry, it seems the current system will do just fine with the GTX-470 after all, and that in fact the system is virtually comparable to what I plan to build. Yes, I do still plan to build one and do what you suggest in fact, partly as a backup machine and partly to let an assistant help with editing.
I have yet to prepare a detailed post to explain how that situation resolved itself... which probably has to be updated on a couple of threads. Will do soon.
Jay


