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OCZ 16GB DDR2 memory - are there any Intel motherboards that take it?

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deredita   08-13-2008 at 06:45:11 AM


OCZ just came out with a 16 GB (4x4GB) DDR2-800 ram kit for desktop systems:

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-OCZ2VU80 [...] 846&sr=8-1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820227353


Are there any Intel motherboards that can take this ram? Looking at building a monster 64-bit system, Q9450, 16GB ram, maybe two ATI HD 4870x2 video cards, etc...

ideas?

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WilliamLEJA   08-13-2008 at 06:57:35 AM
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A quick Newegg search shows that Intel P45, P43, G45, and Skulltrial all seem to support 16GB.

 

At the moment I can think of no reason a desktop user would need 16GB of RAM. Those modules are pretty darn expensive and I bet you would see no improvement over 8GB in home use. In a server setting you would, but not in a desktop.

 

Hope that helps you out.

 

William


Message edited by WilliamLEJA on 08-13-2008 at 07:00:41 AM
------------------------------ -Q9450 @ 3.2Ghz
-DFI Lanparty LT X48-T2R
-8GB Mushkin @ 1000 Mhz
-ATI 4870
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deredita   08-13-2008 at 07:14:55 AM
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Thanks.

I just priced out a system, using parts from newegg and amazon, and was able to build a monster for $1950. I didn't pull the triger on the purchase though.


Intel Q9550
ASUS Maximus II motherboard
OCZ 16GB DDR2-800 memory
ATI HD 4870x2 (2GB GDDR5 memory)
640GB Hard drive
Antec Nine Hundred Case
Antec 850W PSU
22x DVD burner.


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chookman   08-13-2008 at 07:19:40 AM
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Skulltrail wont take that RAM it only supports FBDDR2 so no chance on it working.

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San Pedro   08-13-2008 at 07:25:47 AM
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Not much of a reason to go for 16gb of ram in a gaming/home use PC. Save yourself a load of money and get 4 or 8gb if you must.

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enewmen   01-06-2009 at 05:40:54 PM
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I was thinking about this as well.
For NOW, 8 gigs is the most ANY current app can use.
However, all software now is still 32bit based (even the 64 bit versions are the same basic code recompiled).
When TRUE 64bit apps start coming out, they may/must have the ability to address much more than 4 gigs. Then you need extra RAM on top of this for multi-tasking, disk-cashing, etc.
When this happens, 16gigs might start looking small. I am just not sure when this will happen yet.

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wasfi   06-27-2009 at 10:55:51 PM
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San Pedro wrote :

Not much of a reason to go for 16gb of ram in a gaming/home use PC. Save yourself a load of money and get 4 or 8gb if you must.



try ram disk pro setup a 14 GB ram drive install any game and see why some (me one of them) want even 32 GB

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