DaddyDC650
Limp Gawd
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Does a Core i7 based PC require 3 sticks of DDR3 to get maximum memory performance?
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Socket 1366 high performance based i7 yes.
Socket 1160 for the masses , launch next year , requires only 2.
But thats not "MAX performance" as he asked.
Whats funny is... moving to an integrated memory controller just added a ton of bandwidth I'm sure. Why did they have to add another channel..... oh wait.... 8 cores on one socket are in the wings!
Geez that's a lot of bandwidth! Thanks for the replies!
It does seem like overkill doesn't it. Now that was DDR3-1066, imagine DDR3-1600!
In all seriousness, I doubt you'll lose much performance at all going down to dual channel.
You sure about that on socket 1366? As tripple channel, wouldn't three dimms be required to even POST?
So it may not be just a MAX performance issue, but a POST issue. Can someone confirm this on current engineering release hardware, not just speculate?
You sure about that on socket 1366? As tripple channel, wouldn't three dimms be required to even POST?
So it may not be just a MAX performance issue, but a POST issue. Can someone confirm this on current engineering release hardware, not just speculate?
You sure about that on socket 1366? As tripple channel, wouldn't three dimms be required to even POST?
So it may not be just a MAX performance issue, but a POST issue. Can someone confirm this on current engineering release hardware, not just speculate?
Socket 1366 high performance based i7 yes.
Socket 1160 for the masses , launch next year , requires only 2.
DO you mean once LGA 1366 is released and in a year then will replace it with LGA Socket 1160 ?
You sure about that on socket 1366? As tripple channel, wouldn't three dimms be required to even POST?
No, they will co-exist, LGA 1366 be high end and LGA 1160 will be mainstream. TBH I'm not a fan of 2 seperate sockets for the same CPU (IIRC S754 and S939 didn't work out that great) but on the bright side it should mean cheaper mobos for LGA 1160.