Buffered vs Unbuffered in MSI K7T Pro2A

[Leezell1]

I just received my new MSI board this morning along with 128m memory. The problem I have is that while I ordered unbuffered memory, I received buffered (registered) memory (Corsair, if it makes a difference). The motherboard specs call for unbuffered memory. What will happen if I try to run this memory?

Many thanks,
Lee

 

[damien6]

I personally don't know anything about/have experience w/ that board but most likely the motherboard just won't recognize the Rams and wouldn't post. Some of the older chipset motherbboards don't work w/them but most of the newer motherboard chipsets seems to have support/work fine. (Asus P3V4X does for sure)

 

[DaddyG]

Some mobos will not run buffered or registered memory at all. Some can use it OK but the buffer (AKA register) slows down memory access. CAS 2 buffered performs as unbuffered CAS3. Buffered memory is usually used in server applications with very large amounts of memory. The buffer stabilizes memory timings with large amounts of memory.