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Re: [coreboot] Recommended memory for coreboot + ASUS KGPE-D16
by Taiidan＠gmx.com 01 May '17

01 May '17

On 05/01/2017 01:51 AM, BogDan Vatra wrote: > 2017-04-30 23:49 GMT+03:00 Taiidan(a)gmx.com <Taiidan(a)gmx.com>: >> On 04/30/2017 04:46 PM, Taiidan(a)gmx.com wrote: >> >>> On 04/30/2017 08:05 AM, BogDan Vatra wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'd like to build desktop/workstation for my personal use (lots of >>>> compilations + of course gaming on linux) >>>> I bought 2 x 6276 CPUs and a KGPE-D16, eprom programmer, etc. now I'm >>>> looking to buy some RAM. >>>> My goal is to have a quad channel 64Gb and because I looking for a >>>> desktop/workstation I think the best choice will be ECC UDIMMs and not >>>> RDIMMs. >>>> Will coreboot support 8 x 8Gb DDR3 UDIMMs 1600Mhz? If yes, there are >>>> any recommended brands/product series? >>>> If not, then what is the best option for achieving my goal? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> Yours, >>>> BogDan. >>>> >>> RDIMM's are generally cheaper as ECC UDIMM's are rare, and it doesn't >>> matter what brands or w/e you use AFAIK - I have never had problems with >>> mismatched ebay sticks. >>> >>> If you want to play games on higher settings that can't utilize 16 cores >>> you will have to get a better CPU, like a 6328, 6386SE or 6287SE. Something >>> cool you can do with this too is play yours in a VM like me with an attached >>> graphics card. >>> I would do a 6328 and a 6386SE combo with the first used for games. >>> >>> If you want 1600mhz you need 63xx CPU's I believe. >> Forgot to clarify, the per core/thread performance of the 6276 is too low >> for games that aren't highly multi-threaded so a better CPU might be a good >> idea for gaming. > According to AMD[1] and ASUS[2] docs : [quote] DDR3 1600 can only be > supported with AMD Opteron™ 6300/6200 series processor [/quote] > so, I should be fine. > > I didn't knew exactly what king of RAM to chose (CL, Voltage, Rank, > etc.) in order to have them running in quad channel, because those > recommended by ASUS here [3] are ether very expensive or unavailable. > But if you say that if I choose one of these [4] [5] it will work in > quad channel, then it's ok. > > > Thanks a lot! > > BogDan. > > > [1] https://www.amd.com/Documents/Opteron_6000_QRG.pdf > [2] https://www.asus.com/us/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/KGPED16/specificati… > [3] https://www.asus.com/us/Commercial-Servers-Workstations/KGPED16/HelpDesk_QV… > [4] http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Micron-64GB-2Rx4-8x8GB-PC3-12800R-DDR3-1600Mhz-24… > [5] www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Samsung-64GB-KIT-8x8GB-2Rx4-PC3-10600R-1333Mhz-DDR3-ECC-… > Quad channel? I am not 100% but I assume that it would work if all the sticks are identical...you never really know these days however.

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Re: [coreboot] Recommended memory for coreboot + ASUS KGPE-D16
by Zoran Stojsavljevic 01 May '17

01 May '17

Hello Bogdan, One question for you: why you are using specifically Coreboot as boot-loader, instead of (AMI) BIOS? The question is because you are using desktop with AMD CPU for gaming. No specific needs for Coreboot, which is mainly for embedded applications. Any specific reason why you are using Coreboot instead of full fledged AMI BIOS? Thank you, Zoran On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 2:05 PM, BogDan Vatra <bogdan(a)kde.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to build desktop/workstation for my personal use (lots of > compilations + of course gaming on linux) > I bought 2 x 6276 CPUs and a KGPE-D16, eprom programmer, etc. now I'm > looking to buy some RAM. > My goal is to have a quad channel 64Gb and because I looking for a > desktop/workstation I think the best choice will be ECC UDIMMs and not > RDIMMs. > Will coreboot support 8 x 8Gb DDR3 UDIMMs 1600Mhz? If yes, there are > any recommended brands/product series? > If not, then what is the best option for achieving my goal? > > Thanks! > > Yours, > BogDan. > > -- > coreboot mailing list: coreboot(a)coreboot.org > https://mail.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot >

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