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To: dougSF30 who wrote (103474)	10/22/2003 2:13:53 AM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 275872

Doug, I think you are right, chipset should not be limiting max memory on K8. Joe

To: dougSF30 who wrote (103474)	10/22/2003 2:19:51 AM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

re: "Why does the chipset have anything to do with the maximum memory supported" Must have something... as both nForce and Via K8 chipsets note a 4GB limit. And most present 1P boards based on these chipsets have had 2-3GB limits (those that I looked at a while ago). Links to limits: via.com.tw nvidia harder to locate details... I don't want to be right about this nor to keep harping on it. But the memory benefits will be hard for anyone to realize if the near-term motherboards will never support this level. As far as chipset stuff related to memory capacity... aren't a lot of devices allowed DMA which are connected to the chipset rather than directly to the CPU (and its memory controller)? -PT