mobo and memory question

[BrahmaBull]

dual channel or not? and are these good mobo choices?

im debating over two ASUS mobos...

P4P800s or the P4P800VM

the P4P800S is: 2 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 2GB
PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory

and

the P4P800VM is: Dual channel memory architecture
4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 4GB PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memory

does dual channel mean i have to be running two of the same size chips at the same time?

both boards are similar other than on board vid on the VM, and one has more PCI's,both support SATA

any input would be greatly appreciated...can be non memory related comments about these boards too..thanks guys!

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