memory help

Bigshow1030

Bigshow1030

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Is there any true advantage of going with a 1gig chip over (2) 512 chips other than the simple fact of being able to put more in overall? Make it run faster or anything?
 
Well running a single chip is easier to run command rate 1T. Of course since you're lookin at a single channel setup, that's not your biggest concern
 
Lol

In all reality what does a registered chip do that a unregistered one doesn't? Also..........normally any board can run any kind of "ddr ram" as long as it is the same pin count correct?
 
no, putting registered memory into a motherboard with a memory controller that doesn't want it will not work.
 
generally you can look it it :) just take the chipset (or processor for A64s) search for weather it needs registered/ECC memory. It is usually only on server boards but some of the athlon 64s needs it (athlon 64 FX)
 
Thanks

I have heard that if it specifically needs it it will tell you in the booklet you got with the motherboard. Thanks for the help
 
In all reality what does a registered chip do that a unregistered one doesn't?
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Allows for error correction

no, putting registered memory into a motherboard with a memory controller that doesn't want it will not work
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Are you certain there arent exceptions to that? (perhaps with some really older systems)

How can you tell if the memory controller needs "registered" or not?
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Read the memory type.

some of the athlon 64s needs it (athlon 64 FX)
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Specifically socket940 athlonFX chips
 
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