MSI 845Pro2 supports ddr sdram?

[Trashman]

A friend of mine, who works at a local computer store, had ordered the MSI 845 Pro2 board for a customer, he called me and told me that the board supported ddr memory, sure sh!t on the box it stated Sdram/DDR Sdram, didn't think this was possible this early, even in Anands look at the 845 he stated:


<< As we mentioned in our Computex 2001 Coverage, the 845 chipset actually features a memory controller that supports both regular SDRAM and DDR SDRAM. Unfortunately, Intel is only allowing motherboard manufacturers to release boards with PC100/133 SDRAM support. >>



but i found this on MSI's website:


<< The model number of Intel® 845 chipset is 82845, which includes Pentium® 4 control interface, 4xAGP SDRAM/DDR SDRAM memory controller and connects with South Bridge Chipset through 266 MHz 8-line hub-architecture. Its package is of OLGA which is the same with the North Bridge Chipset of Intel® 850 chipset. It looks like Pentium® III which also need heat sink to make it run stably. So, to ensure high stability and rate of successful overclock, MSI? added a fan on 845Pro2, so users can see a unique fan and heat sink on 845 Pro2. >>


Is MSI bucking the trend or what?....anyone know something on this....because if this is the case, this is the board to get.....right?

 

[wasnlos]

sorry to disappoint you, but this board only supports SDRAM, 3 slots for 3GB max.
maybe they try to point out that a modified version of the chipset could support DDRRAM, but as we all know, there will be no INTEL-chipset for DDRRAM before Q1/2002.

but then...

 

[Athlon4all]

Nope, no 845 DDR support until 845-D which will come in Q1'02 but a good thing is that 845-D will have PC2100 support.

 

[Trashman]

I'm not disappointed, was just surprised to see that on the board...kinda thinkin like what you said about a modified version, just was wonderin if someone knew where this was going, i am aware of the Intel's situation with Rambus and 2002 would lead us to DDR....what I'm not sure of is would DDR-SDRAM and SDRAM would work in the same dimm slots, not together, but either way....does that sound stupid? makes sense for OEM's wouldn't it, high-end machine runnin P4 w/DDR and with the same board have lets say a Celeron w/SDRAM for your low end machines....keeps it down to 1 board....just tryin to get the big picture on wher this maybe going.