dividebyzero
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My bad. I should have differentiated between what is available and what could be available. At present 4Gb density is about as good as it gets for desktop RAM (4x4 = 16Gb). Most entry level and mainstream boards will likely be limited to this figure due to the board manufacturers cheapening out with dedicated memory power phases to power higher density + all four slots (taking into account overclocking). The MSI boards, along with enthusiast boards from Asus and likely EVGA etc. will to some degree be "future-proofed" by having 2 or more VTT (dedicated memory) power phases -this basically means that the power to the is dedicated only to the RAM, which should in theory eliminate -or reduce- false electrical signals/fluctuations due to power draw from PCI lanes, I/O hubs etc. With these dedicated power phases the boards that have this feature should be able to accept 8Gb density RAM (8x4=32Gb)- once it becomes available as a four module kit.
At present, 8Gb modules are I think still limited to ECC (server) RAM and lower frequencies. This probably will not change until RAM IC's are using a smaller process node with lower voltage requirements (~1.3-1.35v). At todays level of tech even the best hand picked/hand tested kits are 4Gb module limited (specially at any decent bandwidth).
At present, 8Gb modules are I think still limited to ECC (server) RAM and lower frequencies. This probably will not change until RAM IC's are using a smaller process node with lower voltage requirements (~1.3-1.35v). At todays level of tech even the best hand picked/hand tested kits are 4Gb module limited (specially at any decent bandwidth).
