To: h0db who wrote (81782 ) 4/4/2002 3:08:39 PM From: Bilow Read Replies (2) | Respond to Hi h0db; Re: "When/if you finally see *real* dual-channel DDR chipset from VIA, SIS, Intel, do you think they will be able to use more than 2 DIMMs? " Yes. In fact, Intel's dual DDR channel chipset already allows 4 DDR DIMMs per channel (for a total of 8).Will they be able to use more than 2 DIMMs and run at any speed faster than PC2100 with CL2 settings? "For Intel, I think that dual-DDR makes more sense, but why not just jump straight to DDR-2? " Intel has already nearly destroyed their chipset business by jumping straight to RDRAM. It's better to wait until the memory makers have the stuff down. There's no rush. Companies make money by using technology when it's ready, not by jumping straight into bleeding edge technology. DDR2 will arrive in its time, and Intel has already announced support for it. But it's neither needed nor economic to push technology into places where it isn't need when it isn't ready.I mean the spec is all done and everything right? " Getting something into production starts with getting a spec published. There's a lot more to it than that.BTW, which spec do you think they'll use-- JEDECs, or AMI2? " The JEDEC spec will be mainstream. Anything AMI2 comes out with will be picked up by JEDEC or remain in niche status.That is to say, Micron's, or Samsung's? " As far as I can tell, there is zero difference between Micron's and Samsung's specifications for 400MHz DDR2. Maybe you're getting the DDR1 400MHz (which I think will remain a niche part but this is not a big deal) confused with DDR2.And will that be DDR-II, or DDR-IIa? " DDR2a will be a niche product.
