16GB Memory Modules Coming from Samsung

[Unknown_97784568745]

mmm, 32GB in dual channel.

Or spend that little bit extra and get 4 sticks.

Or 48GB in triple channel.

Or spend that little bit extra and get 6 sticks.

:D

[The Teej]

It's "32-bit x86," not "x32." By that token, it's also "x86_64," "amd64," "EM64T" or "IA64," or numerous others (PPC, SPARC), but not "x64." There was never an architecture called "x64," it's pure marketroid BS.

I have to admit, I didn't know about that x86-64 thing. I always thought the official term for it was x64. Thanks for that useful tidit :p

[Sam Symons Veteran]

I'd be glad to, because the rest of the Net is wrong. But I think a better person or group of people to tell them would be the engineers at Intel and AMD who actually built the chips and called them many various things, none of which was "x64." "x64" was, as I said, created by idiot marketers possessed of insufficient neurons to grasp the concept that these architectures all had/have their own distinctive characteristics and decided to lump them together under the made-up term "x64."

If they had called it "*64" or "*64*" that might be a little more acceptable, as "*" is accepted in the technology world as a wildcard character, but "x64" just sounds flat-out stupid. And, again, actually happens to be flat-out factually incorrect.

I think CelticWhisper wins this thread. It's like me when I hear people throwing the word 'iTouch' around.

Seriously though, 16gb modules...booyah.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

did you read that tiny "X32" after the words: "Windows 8"?....

X32 = as 32-bit X86

Oh, See, I thought that meant something like "multiplied by 32"

I've never heard X32 to mean x86 or 32Bit. (Yet I've heard x64 mean x86_84, EM64T, AMD64, etc.)

Edit: Regarding "x64", it's the same as "x86_64", they're both terms for the AMD and Intel technology (Since they're compatible, so we may as well call it a single name), even MS use x64, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx

[wrack]

Meh even my 8GB ram is not utilised beyond 30% under Vista64 after several days photo editing, gaming, video encoding etc :p upside is I can leave those apps minimised all day long and not worry whilst gaming!

Wow give me that extra RAM then as I have 3GB and how I wish I had more. I can only run 2 VM at a time with each allocated with 1GB. I wish I can run 6 :D

[Rigby]

X32 :laugh:

[CelticWhisper]

Oh, See, I thought that meant something like "multiplied by 32"

I've never heard X32 to mean x86 or 32Bit. (Yet I've heard x64 mean x86_84, EM64T, AMD64, etc.)

Edit: Regarding "x64", it's the same as "x86_64", they're both terms for the AMD and Intel technology (Since they're compatible, so we may as well call it a single name), even MS use x64, http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/default.mspx

I think it was Microsoft who coined the term - the first time I ever saw it used (I'll never forget the resulting brain-ache) was when the 64-bit version of XP was released.

Frankly, it's even more of a reason NOT to use the term (as it proliferates a term developed by corporate marketing rather than by engineers) and Microsoft, technology giant that they are, should have known better.

[CheeseFart]

doesn't microsoft still use amd64 in a lot of their files (inf's and stuff)?

[aussiefloyd_fan]

/\yes I have an amd turionx64 tl52 x2(dual core)

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

I think it was Microsoft who coined the term - the first time I ever saw it used (I'll never forget the resulting brain-ache) was when the 64-bit version of XP was released.

Frankly, it's even more of a reason NOT to use the term (as it proliferates a term developed by corporate marketing rather than by engineers) and Microsoft, technology giant that they are, should have known better.

Then we shouldn't use x86_64 then :p

We've got two similar implementations, EM64T and AMD64, we either have a unified name (e.g. x64 or x86_64) or give them different names based on who makes them.

[CelticWhisper]

Then x86_64 (or x86-64, can't remember if it's an underscore or a hyphen) is the way to go since it's the x86 instruction set with 64-bit extensions, rather than a whole new instruction set. Hence the ability to run 32-bit software on it. Also, I'm assuming IA64 is not compatible and shouldn't fall under the x86-64 moniker (same with PPC64, 64-bit SPARC, etc.)

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Yeah, but x64 means the same thing, x86 with a 64Bit instruction set (Hence why it starts with an x).

And I also can't remember if it's an underscore or a hyphen.

[bobbytomorow]

No normal person needs 32GB of RAM heck I only have 4GB in my desktop for the sole purpose of e-peen

[CelticWhisper]

Yeah, but x64 means the same thing, x86 with a 64Bit instruction set (Hence why it starts with an x).

And I also can't remember if it's an underscore or a hyphen.

While I understand the desire (and the frequent legitimacy thereof) to condense names for convenience's sake, that one's taking it too far as dropping the "86" removes the reference to the actual base instruction set/architecture and leaves only the portion referencing the 64-bit functionality.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Yeah, but it's leaving in the x, so we've got x86 and x64.

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

No normal person needs 32GB of RAM heck I only have 4GB in my desktop for the sole purpose of e-peen

servers dude. servers.