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Intel to (Almost) Abandon FB-DIMMs in 2008
Posted by: Hooz on: 09/08/2006 02:55 PM [ Print | 1 comment(s) ]
After Intel's big push for FB-DIMM enabled platforms (and the subsequent delays), it looks like they will all but abandon the technology by 2008!
Apparently, new microbuffer technology offers a lot of the same benefits as FB-DIMMs, but without all the draw-backs.
| Intel is telling everyone who will listen that they are going back to rDIMMs in 2008 over about 90% of their server line. This is due to them not being able to hit power numbers, seemingly a problem with the tech itself vs implementations, and of course cost. Looking out at the numbers, 4S servers are about 10% of the server market, 2S make up most of the rest, so this would seem to indicate that FBDs will be relegated to high socket counts. |
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#39217 Posted on: 09/09/2006 01:12 AM
RELIABLE SOURCES like Inquirer.. I believe when it happens. Supermicro 7045A-3 - X7DA3 with AOC-LPZCR2 Raid Dual Intel Xeon 5160 3Ghz Dual Core with 8G Ram eVGA 7900GT Signature Edition on Dell 3007WFP. |