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Old May 1, 2012, 05:14 PM
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Default 2011 vs Ivy bridge
I am thinking the 2011 because of the 8 DIM slots available. I want to utilize ram disk for certain things. While with Ivy bridge, right now motherboards only support 4 maybe 6. But is Ivy bridge worth sacrificing the couple extra DIM slots?
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Old May 1, 2012, 09:44 PM
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LOL, you mean, Troll is out of the dungeon now! What the heck do you need all that ram for?

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I want to use RAM disk. I thinking of tossing a game on it for better load times and what not. Nothing super practical, mainly just because I can.
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Wouldnt a bigger SSD serve your purpose instead of populating all RAM slots?

I see a set of RAM for 2011 its around $200. Might as well keep 16GB (4x4) or 8GB (4x2) and use the leftover money for SSD.
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Wouldnt a bigger SSD serve your purpose instead of populating all RAM slots?

I see a set of RAM for 2011 its around $200. Might as well keep 16GB (4x4) or 8GB (4x2) and use the leftover money for SSD.
RAM disk is about 3X a RAID SSD setup's speeds.
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If you have the $$ for LGA2011 and the need for the extra memory then there is not reason to get IB instead.
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What is this IB you speak of?
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Ivy Bridge?
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Old May 2, 2012, 11:10 PM
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Ivy Bridge?
Oh ok. Yeah that was my question. If IB would be worth sacrificing the memory. Thanks.
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