We are going to investigate the mem a little more... hes not sure about when he plans to upgrade again...he hasn't payed for this yet... as the list stands right now is everything compatible?
I don't have any concrete sources, but word is RAM slot overpopulation can increase RAM latency. I'm almost sure I read in an article somewhere that when all slots are full, RAM downgrades to a 2T command rate. It makes sense if you think there's 4 modules (instead of two, for example) where data can be stored, so deciding which one to access takes some extra time - but I'm just speculating here.
I am sure, however, that some motherboards can't support their memory max speed when all slots are full (it'll downclock the memory).
nagasama, Jrod was talking about the claimed increase in latency when using 4 dimms versus 2 dimms. I've been unable to find a benchmark or any formal analysis of the matter; it would be very interesting if someone could provide a link to one.
scroll down, its in there.
i don't know of the reliability of this site.
lol it's also about winnies and it is from 2005..
i'll look later for more, or something with the c2d's. but now...it's happy hour!
yee-haa!