By: EduardoS (no.delete@this.spam.com), November 10, 2008 12:32 pm
Room: Moderated Discussions
Michael S (already5chosen@yahoo.com) on 11/10/08 wrote:
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> likely compatible
>with incoming Nehalems => simplified spare parts management.
No, Nehalem is DDR-3 only, 5100 is DDR-2
>Aren't you confusing 5100MCH chipset with 3000/3100? Registered DDR2 and triple
>PCIe x8 don't look like desktop features to me.
Look at old Athlon 64 FX for registered DIMMs, many entusiasts motherboards today feature 3 or even 4 PCIe x16 (but only 4 x8 lanes), compare these to 6 PCIe x8 present on Sun X4250.
And don't forgot about the south bridge, the same ICH-9R present on P5K-E for example.
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> likely compatible
>with incoming Nehalems => simplified spare parts management.
No, Nehalem is DDR-3 only, 5100 is DDR-2
>Aren't you confusing 5100MCH chipset with 3000/3100? Registered DDR2 and triple
>PCIe x8 don't look like desktop features to me.
Look at old Athlon 64 FX for registered DIMMs, many entusiasts motherboards today feature 3 or even 4 PCIe x16 (but only 4 x8 lanes), compare these to 6 PCIe x8 present on Sun X4250.
And don't forgot about the south bridge, the same ICH-9R present on P5K-E for example.