Venice vs Winchester CPU "MEMORY"???

[BarrySWE]

Yes, i have an Epox EP-9NDA3+
but with 4*512MB i can't run at 400MHZ only 333MHZ..
but if i change to a VENICE CPU, can i use 400MHZ on memory then?
Is the memory controller better with venice?

[poly15]

I may be wrong but I beleive that that has to do with your mobo and changing your CPU will not make a difference.

[danrok]

AMD engineers promised to eliminate this problem in the new Venice core and they did keep their word. Athlon 64 processors based on Venice can work with four single-side DDR400 SDRAM modules without any limitations, and if there are double-side DDR400 SDRAM DIMMs installed, they can work at 400MHz with 2T timing.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...-venice_3.html

[poly15]

Well as usual I was wrong

[cadaveca]

Some Venice CPu's will not run this, however, while some will run 1t. Ther is also a coldbug...so the temp sensor is shoddy as well.

[GrahamGarside]

Originally Posted by poly15

Well as usual I was wrong

Easy mistake to make though. The Athlon64 is differant than other processors. Amd included the memory controller on the die it's self, which is probably one of the best advances since L2 cache was moved to the die. It allows very low latency memory access, and benefits bandiwdth as well, unlike intel who's FSB has the same bandiwdth as the memory is capable of or less, AMD has the memory channels, and the HT bus, putting it in a very comfortable position as far as bandwidth is concerned.
Of course it is not without downsides, and one being reliability with certain configurations, especially involving double sided dimms and large amounts of memory