Best Performance Settings for Windows 7 32bit and 64bit

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  1. Posts : 31,238
    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
       #11

    pparks1 said:
    Barman58 said:
    Antman said:
    Am I missing something? Isn't the singlemost effective tweak here 6GB? Or 3GB?
    I cant see anything missing from the above - DDR3 = 3x Multiples of matched RAM for best efficiency
    But the OP has 4GB of DDR3...which means he doesn't have 3x multiples of matched RAM. Like Antman said, go with 3GB ( 3x1 ) or 6GB (3 x 2)...to make the most use of the RAM. And as you know know, if you go the 6GB route...you gotta run 64-bit to be able to use all the RAM.
    There seems to be a little confusion here - my statement was made in agreement to the one above mine -Antman's
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       #12

    Barman58 said:
    There seems to be a little confusion here - my statement was made in agreement to the one above mine -Antman's
    Your wit was lost on my half.
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    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
       #13

    to follow on from this I've not had much experience of Triple channel memory as yet, not sure which would give the best performance

    3 x 1GB in matched bank plus 1GB in another bank or just the 3 x 1GB in the matched bank alone.

    would be interesting to see some actual results :)
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  4. Posts : 4,573
       #14

    Have not used it myself, but it seems reasonable that a fourth stick would cause it to run at 1x or 2x rather than 3x.
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #15

    Antman said:
    Have not used it myself, but it seems reasonable that a fourth stick would cause it to run at 1x or 2x rather than 3x.
    I can verify that some of my hardware major friends from College have said that the BIOS will try to equalize the RAM...meaning the higher RAM gets clocked down
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  6. Posts : 31,238
    Windows 11 Pro x64 [Latest Release and Release Preview]
       #16

    Seems a reasonable assumption

    If adding the extra stick reduces performance it is a retrograde step - unless the fact that the extra stick is available prevents the use of virtual memory, which may make the whole system worse off.

    probably easier to just say always install in threes
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
       #17

    Barman58 said:
    Seems a reasonable assumption

    If adding the extra stick reduces performance it is a retrograde step - unless the fact that the extra stick is available prevents the use of virtual memory, which may make the whole system worse off.

    probably easier to just say always install in threes
    if it is DDR3 that is

    DDR4 anytime soon
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  8. Posts : 8,870
    Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
       #18

    You can't run triple channel with a C2Q. The amount of Ram is 4GB which is correct.
    This is dual channel.

    System Manufacturer/Model Number Microsift Windiws 7 32bit
    OS windows 7
    CPU Core2Quad Q9300@2.5GHz
    Motherboard Asus P2Q 3
    Memory DDR3 1600 4GB
    Graphics Card Asus 8800GTS
    Sound Card M-Audio FW410
    Monitor(s) Displays HPL2445W
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  9. Posts : 112
    Windows 7 Home Basic 64bit
       #19

    pparks1 said:
    Barman58 said:
    Antman said:
    Am I missing something? Isn't the singlemost effective tweak here 6GB? Or 3GB?
    I cant see anything missing from the above - DDR3 = 3x Multiples of matched RAM for best efficiency
    But the OP has 4GB of DDR3...which means he doesn't have 3x multiples of matched RAM. Like Antman said, go with 3GB ( 3x1 ) or 6GB (3 x 2)...to make the most use of the RAM. And as you know know, if you go the 6GB route...you gotta run 64-bit to be able to use all the RAM.

    First of all, the OP has a Core2Quad CPU, which means Intel LGA 775 socket architecture, which in turn means dual-channel memory controller.

    I couldnt find his mobo on Asus site to see exactly which chipset it has, but P35 Intel chipset has the support for DDR3 memory.
    DDR3 does not mean it automatically has to be used in 3,6, 12 GB, not in LGA 775 socket architecture anyway.

    DDR3 means something else :
    DDR3 SDRAM - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    AnandTech: DDR3 vs. DDR2

    DDR3 triple-channel memory controller was introduced with Intel LGA 1366 socket
    ( Core i7 processor 920/950/975, and X58 chipset).
    In this architecture, you put memory in 3s
    ( either 3, 6, or 12 GB ).

    However, this fall, Intel will introduce Core i5 and Core i7 processors for LGA 1156 socket, and P55 chipset, which will have again dual channel memory controller, which means you will need to put memory in pairs.

    Intel's New Core i7 and Core i5 Processors Explained - PC World
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  10. Posts : 4,573
       #20

    icoola77 said:
    First of all, the OP has a Core2Quad CPU, which means Intel LGA 775 socket architecture, which in turn means dual-channel memory controller...
    I tried to fit this knew perspective into my knowledgebase, but there is no P2Q mobo at the Asus site.

    But this pic of a P5K3 put it all into perspective. I still do not find specific statement that addresses how many sticks are most efficient. It is likely a moot point. I did learn.
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