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Does the FX57 NEED special memory?

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Kermit

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Ive heard that the FX57 needs registered RAM to run. Is this true? Registered RAM runs slower correct?
 
Nein, I thought only the 940 socket procs needed registered ram.
 
Kermit said:
Ive heard that the FX57 needs registered RAM to run. Is this true? Registered RAM runs slower correct?
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Nope. The Socket 939 Athlon64 FX-57 is designed for unbuffered non-ECC memory. That means that you can use the same memory as any other Athlon64 system.

By the way, only the Socket 940 processors (such as the early FX-51 and most Opterons) require registered memory. The Opterons also support ECC memory.
 
E4g1e said:
The Opterons also support ECC memory.
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if you want to get technical, i'm pretty sure all a64's support ecc. most motherboards just don't have the option for it :D

but yes, the FX-57 uses normal unbuffered ram. also, the performance difference between the two is like 1-2% at most. nothing noticable, outside of your wallet :D
 
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