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To: Jdaasoc who wrote (74220)	6/6/2001 12:58:36 AM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

"it is mandatory to offer Registered Memory with ECC"... for SERVERS. You conveniently forgot this qualifier. In terms of volume, desktops are definitely "mainstream", and therefore Carl is correct that it is nonsense to compare server memories with desktop memories. As for AMD chipsets, the 761 chip supports both unbuffered and registered DDR DIMMs. The 762 chip, the dual-processor one, claims to support only registered DIMMs. However, there is a control bit that must be set for "registered" memory. Apparently the chip LOGICALLY supports both types, but AMD could not figure out how to make their boards to work with both types. Keep also in mind that AMD is not the best authority in making good memory controllers. - Ali

To: Jdaasoc who wrote (74220)	6/6/2001 1:13:16 AM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

"It seems we have a difference of opinion or one or both of you are talking through the sides of their mouth." No matter which side are you trying to catch, there seems to be a simple truth: "..another major selling point here is the extremely low cost of Registered DDR SDRAM vs. the RDRAM that the Dual Xeon platform requires. You can purchase 1GB of Registered DDR SDRAM for less than $350 while an equivalent amount of RDRAM can be found for more than twice that at around $740. With most of these servers running 2 - 4GB of memory, the savings can add up." - AnandTech, anandtech.com - Ali