Soldato
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I realise 8GB of ram is uncommon atm but have a specialist need to run a shed load of memory to support multiple VMware virtual machines on a sinlge physical PC.
Of course I need a 64bit OS, a motherboard which supports 8GB of RAM i.e. 4 x 2GB DIMMs but what I cant seem to find is a clear answer to some pretty important questions:
1) If the MB supports a max memory configuration of 8GB (e.g. Asus Striker Extreme), will I lose a huge chunk as seen by the 64bit OS from the BIOS mapping system resources in the 7-8GB address space?
2) If I install 4 x 2GB DIMMs which support DDR-2 800 with nice CAS4 timings is the mothboard going to stick two fingers up at the memory and knock its performance back in both speed & timing?
ATM the only MB I feel safe with is the Abit IN9 32 Max mainly cos of the memory timing control & support for 32GB. I think the MSI P6N Diamond supports 16GB but the board isn't out yet.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
*Update : I also see OCuk are stocking the OCZ Gold Series 4GB kit, anyone know how these perform as the timings aren't the best?
*Update : I also see that some BIOS versions support a 'memory remap' setting which in theory means an 8GB max MB can allow the OS to access all 8GB. Has anyone done it though or is it an expensive gamble....
Of course I need a 64bit OS, a motherboard which supports 8GB of RAM i.e. 4 x 2GB DIMMs but what I cant seem to find is a clear answer to some pretty important questions:
1) If the MB supports a max memory configuration of 8GB (e.g. Asus Striker Extreme), will I lose a huge chunk as seen by the 64bit OS from the BIOS mapping system resources in the 7-8GB address space?
2) If I install 4 x 2GB DIMMs which support DDR-2 800 with nice CAS4 timings is the mothboard going to stick two fingers up at the memory and knock its performance back in both speed & timing?
ATM the only MB I feel safe with is the Abit IN9 32 Max mainly cos of the memory timing control & support for 32GB. I think the MSI P6N Diamond supports 16GB but the board isn't out yet.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
*Update : I also see OCuk are stocking the OCZ Gold Series 4GB kit, anyone know how these perform as the timings aren't the best?
*Update : I also see that some BIOS versions support a 'memory remap' setting which in theory means an 8GB max MB can allow the OS to access all 8GB. Has anyone done it though or is it an expensive gamble....
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