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Best Motherboard for a Large Memory System?

Posted by timothy on from the what's-this-system-for-exactly dept.

kimanaw writes "Due to a particular infrastructure need, and increasing OS support for 64 bitness, I'm looking into building a large memory server box (at least 16 gigs, possibly up to 64 gigs, probably config'ed into a big ramdisk). I only need a single CPU, and just minimal disk; most prebuilt systems w/ large memory seem to focus on more CPus and big RAID, all of which (over)inflate the pricetag. I've searched several websites (including Tom's Hardware), and I've googled, but can't seem to locate any commercially available AMD MBs supporting more than 4 sticks of RAM, or 4 gigs. Have any Slashdotters built a big-RAM server? Any pointers, hints, and tips much appreciated."

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  1. I have. by Colin+Smith · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or at least, I took it out the box and plugged it in. With the help of the vendor engineers. Cost quarter of a million quid.

    HTH.

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  2. Re:big ram server.. by Tester · · Score: 5, Funny
    offtopic: anyone know how to stop windows from swapping when there is 500mb+ of free ram? it's really annoying, and just putting the swap to 0 on all drives doesn't really solve the problem either(and some soft freak off from it, this is on XP). I hate having 1.5gb of ram and only seeing half of it used regularly while having windows swap horrendously.



    You ough to know that 500megs of ram is enough for everyone.

  3. Oh shit, wrong account by DmitryProletariat · · Score: 5, Funny
    You do not need a great deal of RAM capitalist pig! The entire population of China will easily be enough human labor to meet these needs. And so through this socialist distribution humanity becomes valued more than simple machinery. Because people count more than computers! Does your computer love a wife at night? Does it eat morning gruel? NO! It is a thing. And as long as you value CPU more than people, the cycle of money more than the cycle of life, you will forever be a money grubbing MCM overlord of labor stealing, evil capitalist, ideologues!!! When the revolution comes we will cover you in plaster, make statues of you, and pour hot grits down your calcified pants!!! REVOLT!!!

    *sigh* I think I'm getting tired of this....

    *bang!*

  4. Re:tom, you're a faggot by tomstdenis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah you've returned. Now be loyal troll-pet.

    *pets troll on head*.

    Tom

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  5. Re:big ram server.. by StarWreck · · Score: 2, Funny
    You ough to know that 500megs of ram is enough for everyone.
    Well, you ought to know that 64K is enough for anyone. Don't you listen to our god Bill Gates?
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