possible stupid question

[CAP1]

I am not aware of any AMD dual-core CPU which can use DDR3 memory.  The first AMD CPU to support DDR3 (with some bugs/limitations) is the Phenom II CPU's.

i just hung up with gary(the guy that built this). i misunderstood. not ddr3 ram......but i',m not home yet either.

[Skuzzy]

i'm not sure what bugs skuzzy is talking about, 'coz just yesterday a $229 AMD CPU with DDR3 just laid the hammer down on a $1000 Nehalem Core i7 extreme.

Here is the report.

Here is the erratum explanation details.

Thought it was common knowledge.

[skribetm]

Here is the report.

Here is the erratum explanation details.

Thought it was common knowledge.

step ahead of you skuzz.

if you've ever built AMD systems, the AM2+ platform is also limited to one DDR-2 1066/channel, otherwise, if all 4 mem slots were filled with DDR-2 1066 RAM they would all be underclocked to 800MHz.

it is the same in this case, DDR3 use is limited to one per channel, otherwise they would be underclocked to 1066MHz.

see the parallels?

the intel marketing machine is at work calling this a "bug" again, when it is certainly the way previous gen AMD motherboards have been designed.

ya like the video i posted?

 

[Skuzzy]

Just because it is a consistent error does not make it any less of a bug.  It is not a motherboard design issue.  It is a memory controller design flaw, according to AMD.

AMD confirms the issue as stated by the revision guide document, and is indeed working on a solution. The issue does not affect, in any way, using one DDR3-1333 memory module per channel

I cannot see anything at youtoob.  Security reasons.

[CAP1]

i'm gonna continue with the stupid questions.


would the ingame resolution being different than my monitor resolution, hurt my performance? or possibly cause these problems?

[skribetm]

Just because it is a consistent error does not make it any less of a bug.  It is not a motherboard design issue.  It is a memory controller design flaw, according to AMD.

AMD confirms the issue as stated by the revision guide document, and is indeed working on a solution. The issue does not affect, in any way, using one DDR3-1333 memory module per channel

I cannot see anything at youtoob.  Security reasons.

it's all a matter of perception, skuzz.

sure if amd went about designing the AM3 platform to handle 4 ddr3-1333's but could only run 2(at 1 per channel), i would rightly call it a bug. but having set forth to design it to handle only one ddr3/channel, and achieved it, is hardly a bug in my dictionary.

[Skuzzy]

Not perception.  What I put up in bold is what AMD said.  They seem to perceive it as a bug as well or they would not be working on a solution.

[skribetm]

Not perception.  What I put up in bold is what AMD said.  They seem to perceive it as a bug as well or they would not be working on a solution.

now what a way to shoot themselves in the foot!   

[Denholm]

i'm gonna continue with the stupid questions.


would the ingame resolution being different than my monitor resolution, hurt my performance? or possibly cause these problems?

Depends on if your monitor can handle it or not. The higher the resolution the less frames per second (as I understand it).