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Does one need specifically Dual channel memory modules to take advantage of dual memory support on a motherboard ? i.e., can I use just two identical standard memory chips and get dual channel memory support from my motherboard.

Mostly due to money I only got 1 512MB chip at the time I was putting the system together, so I just got a standard (I think infineon) chip and I was just wondering if I were to get an identical chip (or close enough) if I would see any dual channel benifits. I guess that's kind of up to the motherboard though eh ? Abit (AV8) is usually pretty good, but I'll give them a check. Thanks a lot