is triple channel ram a thing of the past now?

bigmike20vt · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:45

am i right in saying all sandybridge I5's and I7s are only duel channel?

I am guessing the extra performance of triple channel over duel was pretty negligable then?

cheers

VaderDSL · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:51

The current i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge are on LGA1155 (H67 & P67 chipsets currently) these are dual channel and replace the LGA1156 (P55 & H55 chipsets) which also were dual channel.

Later this year possibly we will see LGA2011 and the corresponding i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs (we may potentially only see i7s?). These will use the X68 chipset and will be quad channel which replace the LGA1366 (x58 chipsets) which were triple channel.

I think, not really seen any hard evidence yet of the new offerings.

1Day · 5 Feb 2011 at 19:59

SandyBridge P67 is the main stream platform.

And has dual channel support.

The extreme or performance platform will be updated towards the end of the year and will support quad channel.

The extra performance of tri channel is vast and very handy in certain applications. Certainly something that is being expanded and improved on with the next generation of performance platforms.

SB is the mainstream offering

But yes tri channel is nearly a think of the past.

bigmike20vt · 5 Feb 2011 at 23:14

1Day said:
SandyBridge P67 is the main stream platform.

And has dual channel support.

The extra performance of tri channel is vast

is it really? i did not know that... mind you, i am sure dual channel will do for me now.

going quad channel makes sense i guess over tri-channel as it means it may be easier to upgrade - ie to jump from dual to quad by buying another cheap matched dual channel pair of sticks.

Persecuter · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:11

I wondered why all the tri chan stuff was vanishing. any word on when the quad stuff will be available?

VaderDSL · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:13

Perhaps to the end of the year, I wonder of this business with the H/P67 chipsets will delay their launch? I'd have imagined that the tech between the P67 and X68 in regards to the sata controllers may be similar causing them to have to re-do the X68 chipset also?

But then I'm just speculating.

Scon · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:14

Persecuter said:
I wondered why all the tri chan stuff was vanishing. any word on when the quad stuff will be available?

When the CPU's are released i suppose, maybe a few days/weeks before.

PhillyDee · 6 Feb 2011 at 11:38

Shame, since tri channel seems a much easier way to go 6gb ram!

bigmike20vt · 6 Feb 2011 at 17:33

indeed, 8gb does seem somewhat overkill but 6gb may have been ok.

mind you at the prices of the stuff here.........

(although i am sticking with 4gb for now

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