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An Overview of Quad Band Memory

Posted by chrisd on from the via-and-intel-ain't-pals dept.

tedgyz writes "AnandTech has a short article on a new memory technology from Via, called Quad Band Memory (QBM). Rather than using dual-channel DDR to increase bandwidth, they use phase-shifting inside the memory modules to accomplish the same goal. The end result is simpler (and presumably cheaper) motherboard designs that are backwards compatible with current DDR modules. The downside? It is currently only going to available in a P4 chipset that Intel has not authorized."

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  1. What do you want to bet... by jfdawes · · Score: 1, Redundant

    What do you want to bet that you'll be able to find more than your fair share "QBM compliant" montherboards that do NOT play happily with a large chunk of the available "QBM" memory and visa versa?