Thursday, November 10th 2011
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Exceleram Unveils 32 GB Quad-Channel DDR3 Memory Kit for Sandy Bridge-E
German memory maker Exceleram is among the first to release quad-channel DDR3 memory kits, in time for Intel's Core i7 "Sandy Bridge-E" processor platform. Sandy Bridge-E processors pack a massive four-channel DDR3 integrated memory controller, and require at least four DDR3 modules to perform optimally. The kit released by Exceleram features in its "Grand" series, and totals 32 GB in size, spread across four 8 GB modules. These modules run at DDR3-1333 MHz speed, with timings of 9-9-9-24, and DRAM voltage of 1.5V. Exceleram did not give out pricing details, but you should be able to buy one of these in time for your big fat Sandy Bridge-E build.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
29 Comments on Exceleram Unveils 32 GB Quad-Channel DDR3 Memory Kit for Sandy Bridge-E
I know with quad channel there is already a bunch of bandwidth but surly for such a high end platform 1600mhz and higher would be more suitable?
Ymmmmmm!
What programs use 32GB of memory?
32 GB is overkill. Quad channel too sounds overkill before 2013. SandyBridge Dual channel platform performs better than 1st gen Core i7's Triple channel.
Memory companies should be focusing on lowering the latency a little. 9-9-9-24 is too high
But my want of silly amounts of RAM are geared more towards RAM drives and VM's than any normal program use as 32gb just for normal use would be a total waste.
Will be able to switch off virtual memory for sure with 32gb :D
I'd love to have a fat wad of RAM in my rig, especially now that I'm re-educating myself in Photoshop and Première.
With 32Gb of ram, some people will be surprised to see a default Windows installation taking up 70Gb+ of hard drive space, when usually it takes up around 20Gb. If you have a 120Gb SSD thats bad news.
32Gb of ram means a 32Gb hibernation file in windows, and a humungous page file. Sure , you can turn these off or move them but if you need hibernation its a problem.
Unless you're running a virtual machine or are running something that needs that much ram its better to stick with a sensible amount like 8Gb-16Gb, or get a large hard drive to match.
Yea, 32gib is little to much ram, but just a little : ].
Seriously, just because a few of you can't even fill 4GB doesn't mean that nobody needs it.
And from my experience (going from 4GB to 8GB) Windows itself benefits from it. Win 7 automatically takes more RAM and runs faster than running on 4GB.
And once you have 8GB it doesn't seem much and you fill it up quite quickly, and so you start looking at 16GB or more.
Same could be said about SSD's, once you have it you only want a faster one and you never want a HDD again. Overkill or not!
Also I much rather have more RAM and see that OS uses more than having everything on HDD/SDD.
People worry about their 100MHz more overclocking on CPU but don't mind to wait for swapping while running some stupid 2200mhz 2x2GB 7-7-7 memory set :nutkick:
That's not real, you say? :D
Well, that's what i run today evening on home PC :D
I know, i'm kind of power user, most people don't have VMWare WS for freebsd and Solidworks CAD on their daily rigs, but rest software is just normal, photoshop with some photos from DSLR, Lightroom for RAW processing, Opera with 20-25 tabs, IM, some network crap.
P.S. that's P67 with 2600K, and yes, 4x4GB of most cheap memory I could get, working at DDR3-1333. Still LIGHTYEARS faster than 2000mhz 2x4GB kit with such loading.
Now if this kit could bring the 8GB modules to a more reasonable price, 64GB here I come! xD
8GB is my bare minimum, and won't go less than 16GB next time. 32GB isn't such a large number any more.
90% of socket 2011 owners will be gamers, Virtual machine users is like 3% and people who need lots of ram maybe 5%, so I stand by the comments that for most users 8-16Gbs is plenty. Thats silly comment considering I made exceptions for users who NEED that much memory.
I never said no-one needs that much memory. Maybe read the whole post before commenting.
and yes, I think that if you include servers, LGA 2011 will not have 50+% gamers (ie majority)
By gamers, I mean people who use their computers for gaming (heavy or medium) and basic tasks (browsing, office, minor photoshop etc) that an average user might do
And most of the users who use VM on socket 2011 are just hobbyists and home enthusiasts playing around for fun.
Actually, most users of VM, people who are professionals and commercial users, or critical system users , will use xeon systems because they need other enterprise features like ECC memory. They wouldnt mess with home consumer socket 2011.
I'd try it just for kicks lol.. even more so how they prices are getting lately.