I heard the talk about buffers on board. I'm not shure if it's the case. Maybe it's like with the AMD MPX dual-chipset For Athlon where you can use unbuffered in max two slots or buffered in them all.
I think he wanted to get the memory as soon as possible. Newegg will obviously have what he is looking for in stock, but I think he can't wait that long. Regardless, it looks like he has found a solution.
I usually get my stuff from newegg.com. I know they ship it from jersey, and they usually get it to me here in Cali a day early or so. I dont know what they have in stock, but you might want to check them out.
Hi again... Strangly, Comp-USA had a couple matched pairs of registered 512mb PC3200 DIMM's in stock 3 or 4 weeks ago *(Centon-branded I think)... I will be in the store later today (Saturday now) & will take a look around, but I think they are gone, so don't get too worked up ... cross your fingers though & if I find one of them left I'll stash it in "Business-sales" for you, labeled "AT", so as not to blow your cover, & post tonight to let you know its waiting.
the win-2s+ was a special case. something about having the buffer on the board itself or some other workaround. Opterons will continue to need registered ram for the forseeable future.
Fairly obviously a hint at a dual core opteron piece, can I request including all manner of duals in the comparison? I think the most confusion will arise for budget - mid range workstation buyers... dual core pentium vs dual single core xeons or opterons vs dual dual cores. Throw in trying to figure it out for your specific needs/apps (and specific functions of said apps) and considering price/performance could get very tricky.
actually, now that I think about it, for such a review to be truly useful, it would be so long and data-drowned no one would want to bother with it. Maybe we need an approach that begins with the software, not the hardware, since people buy workstations based around a particular pipeline. It'd be a great tool if users could select from a list of apps and narrow it down themselves...i.e...Pick 3dsmax, then chose the renderer, and see benchmarks on that particular combo.
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Peter - Thursday, April 21, 2005 - link
ChineseDemocracyGNR:What do you mean by discontinued?
The WN-2S+ didn't hit the street yet.
http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/server/server_detai...
I heard the talk about buffers on board. I'm not shure if it's the case. Maybe it's like with the AMD MPX dual-chipset For Athlon where you can use unbuffered in max two slots or buffered in them all.
ravedave - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 - link
Thursday at midnight?Thursday afternoon?
Inquiring minds want to know...
Anonymous - Tuesday, April 19, 2005 - link
Crucial offers overnight shipping for $11.50, not bad.http://www.crucial.com/store/listmodule.asp?module...
Doug - Monday, April 18, 2005 - link
#12: Yes, I think they ship almost all order from Jersey for the east coast.static117 - Monday, April 18, 2005 - link
#12 actually I get it out of Jersey, i use the tracking number to follow it, it ships from jersey.Thanks though
Sufian - Monday, April 18, 2005 - link
#10, the reason you get the Newegg items in a day is because they ship out of La Puente, where Newegg is HQ'd.Doug - Sunday, April 17, 2005 - link
I think he wanted to get the memory as soon as possible. Newegg will obviously have what he is looking for in stock, but I think he can't wait that long. Regardless, it looks like he has found a solution.static1117 - Sunday, April 17, 2005 - link
Hey Anand-I usually get my stuff from newegg.com. I know they ship it from jersey, and they usually get it to me here in Cali a day early or so. I dont know what they have in stock, but you might want to check them out.
Josh
Anand Lal Shimpi - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
Thanks for the help guys, I think I may have a solution...we'll see come next thursday ;)Take care,
Anand
Mark Little - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
Okay, Anand, I found you some registered memory in your area by using pricewatch.com.http://www.hardcorecooling.us/index.asp?PageAction...
The company is called Hard Core Cooling.com and they are located at
http://www.hardcorecooling.us/
110 Mountain Rd., 2nd Floor
Suffield, CT 06078
860-668-1239
The link I provided should go directly to a page with a matched pair of registered DIMMs. I hope that helps.
dubb - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
That's a start, but still not that useful, the benchmarks need to be more specific, and include more apps.AtaStrumf - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
dubb, strangely you should mention that. Go here:http://216.92.52.205/index.html
I think it's just what you need, and AT would be wise to offer something similar. Much better than endless pages of charts.
Captante - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
Hi again... Strangly, Comp-USA had a couple matched pairs of registered 512mb PC3200 DIMM's in stock 3 or 4 weeks ago *(Centon-branded I think)... I will be in the store later today (Saturday now) & will take a look around, but I think they are gone, so don't get too worked up ... cross your fingers though & if I find one of them left I'll stash it in "Business-sales" for you, labeled "AT", so as not to blow your cover, & post tonight to let you know its waiting.dubb - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
Uhh...NO.the win-2s+ was a special case. something about having the buffer on the board itself or some other workaround. Opterons will continue to need registered ram for the forseeable future.
Fairly obviously a hint at a dual core opteron piece, can I request including all manner of duals in the comparison? I think the most confusion will arise for budget - mid range workstation buyers... dual core pentium vs dual single core xeons or opterons vs dual dual cores. Throw in trying to figure it out for your specific needs/apps (and specific functions of said apps) and considering price/performance could get very tricky.
actually, now that I think about it, for such a review to be truly useful, it would be so long and data-drowned no one would want to bother with it. Maybe we need an approach that begins with the software, not the hardware, since people buy workstations based around a particular pipeline. It'd be a great tool if users could select from a list of apps and narrow it down themselves...i.e...Pick 3dsmax, then chose the renderer, and see benchmarks on that particular combo.
ChineseDemocracyGNR - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
I thought the new revision Opterons also worked with non-registered memory, at least on some motherboards.That is the case with the (discontinued) ABIT WN-2S+ at least.
icarus4586 - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
Hrm, maybe a dual-core Opteron review in the works?Hopefully.
Creathir - Saturday, April 16, 2005 - link
Microcenter MIGHT have that...They are located on Long Island though... so not sure if you want to drive that far.
http://www.microcenter.com/at_the_stores/westbury....