GIGABYTE Enables 192GB Maximum Memory Support on its LGA1700 DDR5 Motherboards

[btarunr]

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, today announced that its Intel 700 and 600 series DDR5 motherboards can support 24 GB and 48 GB memory modules without BIOS update. This boosts the maximum RAM support from 128 GB to 192 GB on four DIMMs, and 64 GB to 96 GB on two DIMMs. The maximum speed runs up to XMP 7000 on 2 DIMMs 24 GB configuration.

Users can enjoy an effortless overall boost of memory capacity and system performance on both Intel XMP and AMD EXPO platforms, as well as a productivity uplift for multitasking gamers and RAM demanding users. Get your GIGABYTE motherboards now and enjoy the boost. To avail this, update to the latest BIOS on your compatible motherboard.



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[Mussels]

What's the current maximums on other platforms?

192GB is quite a lot, but i also feel like i've seen larger amounts on other sockets recently (They may have been HEDT like threadripper, tho)

 

[aQi]

What's the current maximums on other platforms?

192GB is quite a lot, but i also feel like i've seen larger amounts on other sockets recently (They may have been HEDT like threadripper, tho)

Thats 128gb and 64gb respectively. On the consumer level its more then enough though gigabyte added the topping with upto 7000mhz support is kind of stepping up. Mostly consumers max out their desktop configuration upto 64gb in terms of gaming. The more capacity the less clocks we get so 7000 is sweet spot if we go for 192gb.
The ones who seek more ram but want to stay on aesthetic desktop motherboards are those who intend to use memory consuming apps but then want a gaming flagship processor along side.
Server is a different story where HEDT platform makes best of both desktop and server combined. Threadripper has proven to be considerable choice where lanes and memory capacity with high bandwidth meets demand.

 

[Mussels]

Thats 128gb and 64gb respectively. On the consumer level its more then enough though gigabyte added the topping with upto 7000mhz support is kind of stepping up. Mostly consumers max out their desktop configuration upto 64gb in terms of gaming. The more capacity the less clocks we get so 7000 is sweet spot if we go for 192gb.
The ones who seek more ram but want to stay on aesthetic desktop motherboards are those who intend to use memory consuming apps but then want a gaming flagship processor along side.
Server is a different story where HEDT platform makes best of both desktop and server combined. Threadripper has proven to be considerable choice where lanes and memory capacity with high bandwidth meets demand.

That doesn't answer the question i asked, however.
I'll just look it up on wiki, was busy at the time.



Looks like the current limit is 128GB on all the platforms prior to this announcement, mostly because higher capacity sticks dont exist - but early reports on AM5 report DDR5 is an "upto" 512GB situation (probably requiring quite a few BIOS updates for AMD and intel to work on current platforms

 

[Bwaze]

What's the current maximums on other platforms?

192GB is quite a lot, but i also feel like i've seen larger amounts on other sockets recently (They may have been HEDT like threadripper, tho)

Threadripper 5000 PRO maxes out at 2TB of DDR4 with ECC.

 

[xSneak]

Wouldn't you want ECC if you were using this much ram ?

 

[Chaitanya]

Wouldn't you want ECC if you were using this much ram ?

ECC DDR5 are hard to come by.

 

[Zubasa]

ECC DDR5 are hard to come by.

Especially when Desktop CPUs only support Unbuffered ECC.

 

[Wirko]

Looks like the current limit is 128GB on all the platforms prior to this announcement, mostly because higher capacity sticks dont exist - but early reports on AM5 report DDR5 is an "upto" 512GB situation (probably requiring quite a few BIOS updates for AMD and intel to work on current platforms

Maybe the hard limit is the number of dies, not GB. So it can increase again when 32-gigabit dies become available.

What was the story with past DDR generations? I remember some are running 4x2GB on some 775 chipsets that only officially support up to 4GB.

 

[P4-630]

Yeah, saw the new BIOS for that... I have no needs to use this latest BIOS and leave my system as is.
I'm good with 32GB system memory for now..

 

[nexxusty]

Jesus. Stop using MemTest, in any capacity. Windows or x86+.

They're both trash and haven't reliably found errors in RAM since DDR3.

We use, in order of superiority: TestMem5 (Anta777 Extreme or ABSOLUT), Y-Cruncher, or GSAT.

 

[mechtech]

I know even 128GB is probably way beyond what any normal person would ever use. BUT if win pro can support 2TB why don’t motherboards??? Is there additional cost or other??

 

[Sabishii Hito]

I know even 128GB is probably way beyond what any normal person would ever use. BUT if win pro can support 2TB why don’t motherboards??? Is there additional cost or other??

Workstation boards that use WRX80/Threadripper Pro can support 2TB. The boards themselves aren't terribly expensive, about the same as "Extreme" mainstream chipset mobos, but they actually need the high end components used, unlike a lot of 600/700 series boards with overbuilt VRMs etc. The prices of the CPUs themselves, however....

 

[Scrizz]

I know even 128GB is probably way beyond what any normal person would ever use. BUT if win pro can support 2TB why don’t motherboards??? Is there additional cost or other??

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consumer level boards aren't the only ones that support Windows

 

[Mussels]

why don’t motherboards??? Is there additional cost or other??

You physically need more RAM slots, as the most basic example of why it costs more.