Tuesday, December 21st 2010
Sandy Bridge IMCs Support 8 GB DIMMs
Intel's next-generation 2011 Core Processor Family "Sandy Bridge" isn't very far from launch. Among several interesting architectural features surfacing about the new generation of processors, fresh reports suggest that the dual-channel DDR3 memory controller supports twice the amount of memory as the previous generation. A user has been able to populate each of the four DDR3 DIMM slots on a MSI P67A-GD65 motherboard with high-density 8 GB modules to achieve 32 GB of total memory. The memory controller is able to detect the memory amount and run it properly on a Windows 64-bit variant that supports over 16 GB of memory (Professional/Server series/Ultimate). If the trend keeps up, future LGA2011 processors with their massive quad-channel DDR3 memory controllers will give consumers access to 64 GB of memory, capacities that are the luxury of only high-end servers.
Source:
DonanimHaber
11 Comments on Sandy Bridge IMCs Support 8 GB DIMMs
Is there 8GB unbuffered DDR3 available? Or was buffered memory used?
Edit: I posted this right after having read this in the post without finishing. later in the post you mention the quad channel controller, so it sounds like a little mistake.