[cooker-amd64] Re: Re: Dual Opteron & Re-Compiling 2.6.0-test11

[Duncan]

John Scott posted <20031210014903.GA25126@gandalf>, excerpted below,  on
Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:49:03 +0000:

> On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 05:18:31PM -0700, Duncan wrote:
> 
>> I believe my mobo is the same, tho I can't keep track of the names and
>> go with the number, s2885.  Here also a gig of RAM (2x512M, PC3200 ECC
>> Registered), 100 gig and 36 gig drives, but running dual 242s.
> 
> Slightly off-topic but - you're running PC3200 with dual 242's? I thought
> it was only the new 246's and 248's that supported DDR400?

The mobo is speced only to PC2700 as well.  However, I decided to go with
the higher speced PC3200, as the price difference was insignificant, since
I was already paying for registered memory and wanted ECC as well, and the
registered/ecc part was what added the real $$, while 3200 is already
common enough, as I said, the price difference was insignificant, in
comparison.  The BIOS doesn't have the fine tuning on memory timings I'd
like that I've been able to find, anyway (some boards/BIOSes have a secret
key combo to get the advanced BIOS setup, but if this one does, I haven't
found it), or I'd try running it at a lower CAS since I'm probably
underclocking the accesses. 

However,  as I said, the price difference was insignificant, only a few
bucks on sticks already over $100 a piece, and it might save me an
immediate memory upgrade the next time I upgrade the mobo, so I think it
was worth it.  I know I was wishing I'd gotten registered the last time I
upgraded memory on my old board, when I realized that's what the new board
would require, and I remember how nice it was back when I upgraded to my
first Athlon and I could transfer my old PC100 from my socket-7 to my
Slot-A.

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