Quote Originally Posted by Darxide View Post
Hi guys, I've decided this is the board for me, but can someone please explain the 1066 memory thing?
I've read that the Phenom can only handle 1066 memory in 1 stick per channel? So does that mean we have to run our mem in single channel mode? Or drop to 800 in dual channel?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, or has already been discussed, I'm just a little confused?
What benefit does dual channel give? And would 1066 single channel be better than 800 dual channel?
hi there Darxide, welcome to XS.


you can run 1066 in dual channel. You just have to make sure to go into the BIOS and set your memory frequency to 1066. Yes 1066 would be better than 800. The 1066 RAM is already manufactured to run at 1066, so you can set it at 800 in the BIOS and then you can raise your FSB and not have to worry if you are pushing the RAM while raising the FSB, or you can leave it at 1066 and try to clock the memory even higher.