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Sen's Ultimate Winchester Thread
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LOL, what's that supposed to mean?Comp. B said:Well it figures that Tom would say that a motherboard has no PCIe or AGP.
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Meaning they are a bunch of dumbasses...gvblake22 said:
Yea... strangly I havent gotten excited by the whole thing. I think I will once the CPU shows up.gvblake22 said:And I can't wait for the results Sen!!
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I honestly don't trust tom's/ They may be right about no AGP, but they somehow come up with "no ECC on s940" err... you have to have ECC on socket940, so once again tom is still an idiot.
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Isn't ECC optional on s940 ? I am not sure, datasheets don't say this clear.man_utd said:
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Socket 940 requires ECC memory.
http://www.c627627.com/AMD/OpteronAthlon64/
EDIT: I consulted with hitechjb1 on this, you're right:
"Registered memory is required for 940. ECC is recommended for 940 server application, but may not be needed."
http://www.c627627.com/AMD/OpteronAthlon64/
EDIT: I consulted with hitechjb1 on this, you're right:
"Registered memory is required for 940. ECC is recommended for 940 server application, but may not be needed."
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On that page you mention s940 requires registered DIMMs what is correct. But here we speak about ECC - is that required too ?
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Yes, both are required for Socket940Petr said:
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xtrmeocr said:looking at the bios screenshots it looks like it has a pci-e lock
Intel is the only manufacturer that does not lock the PCI-x. This is the heart of the "Intel overclock lock," found on all new 915/925 chipset motherboards. Both PCIe and SATA increase in proportion to respect FSB increases. NVIDIA, however, has no plans to do the same thing.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2124
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Guess another nail in Intels coffin. not only do they suck vs. amd now you can barely overclock them LOL
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S940 only require registered RAM not ECC as well - though I think the majority of registered RAM are ECC too it is not a requirement for S940
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sorry to hijack, whats registered ram?
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Registered ECC ram is used primarily in terms of superior data integrity and is typically only found in server and/or workstation situations.
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=493
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http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=493
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anyways ..back to winchesters
i am thinking about buying one here soon ..around dec or janaury ..will the nf4 be out? and whats the best speed for the cpu/ price?
i am thinking about buying one here soon ..around dec or janaury ..will the nf4 be out? and whats the best speed for the cpu/ price?
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wizard james said:
1. Phob didn't mean to intentionally thread-jack and even apologized for it. So there is no need for the "anyways......"
2. Back to your question: NF4 will be out probably in the middle of Nov. Around that time, the best cpu for you to look at would definitely be the Winchester 3000+. Not only are they of great value, but they also overclock quite well for an early 90nm A64.
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By then I would reccomend either a 3200+ or a 3500+. AMD is having a tough time getting 90nm to run fast. So take the highest speed you can feesibly get your hands on.wizard james said:
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I think around Dec or Jan the best CPU/Price would be the 3200+ but thats just me.
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Just to give everyone a heads up.... my **** will be arriving today. I get back from college at around noon EST. I plan to have everything ready to go later on today. Once I get the machine booted Ill post back here. 
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right on... good luck!!
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