[coreboot] Recommended memory for coreboot + ASUS KGPE-D16

[Taiidan at gmx.com]

On 04/30/2017 04:46 PM, Taiidan at 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.