Just a question bout the k8n neo plat

You know that the memory controller is built into the CPU, so is it the processor that determins weather the skt 754 is dual channel? So if AMD were to release a dual channel proc, would it work on this motherboard?

No it wont and will not be made dual memory channel for 754 .
Thats one of the reasons for that 939 has increased from 754 to 939 pins (added connections to external memory sockets and internal cpu lanes)
A DDR has 184pins and add this second ddr channel to 754 and you get 938 .
(i don't know where the last pin comes in)

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