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sabbath1   08-24-2003 at 11:35:27 AM

I read somewhere that the A64 will require Registered Dimms? It probably was in that talked about Corsair article recently. Does anyone know if it's true? In that case, I suppose such a system won't even run if the memory ain't registered?

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Prof133   08-24-2003 at 03:21:37 PM
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- Athlon 64 (940-pin) and Opteron require registered dimms.

- Athlon 64 (754-pin) doesn't require registered dimms.

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jmecor   08-24-2003 at 03:30:05 PM
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is this ECC REGISTERED RAM ? , that will make things slower but more stable.

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Prof133   08-24-2003 at 04:02:51 PM
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Basically, all registered dimms have ECC - though this doesn't have to be the case. Since registered dimms are often used in mission critical systems it is logical for these dimms to include error correction.

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pitsi   08-24-2003 at 04:29:07 PM
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Quote :

- Athlon 64 (940-pin) and Opteron require registered dimms.

- Athlon 64 (754-pin) doesn't require registered dimms.


Just a couple of notes:

1. Athlon 64 (940-pin) <b>IS</b> Opteron !!!

2. Athlon 64 (939-pin), which will be released sometime in Q1 2004 (and probably at the end of it), will not require registered DIMMS.

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Prof133   08-24-2003 at 04:50:34 PM
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For the Asus SK8N nForce3 Pro (Socket 940) motherboard, ECC can be disabled through the BIOS but that doesn't negate the registered dimm requirement.

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