What is High Desnisty Memory?

[marcoval]

I keep seeing on various sites the term "High Density" Memory that is supposedly only to be used on AMD systems. Anyone know the scoop on this?

 

[DanFungus]

it's where the memory chips on the RAM stick are all on only 1 side. When they're on both sides, then it's not High Density.

basically, it's putting 2 sides worth of memory onto 1 side of the RAM stick

 

[marcoval]

So what about compatibility? Will it work pretty much with most AMD boards out there for sale now? Does it take a performance hit?

 

[AndyHui]

DanFungus isn't quite correct.

Please read the FAQ: What is High Density SDRAM?

It's a little out of date, but it still applies.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

right meaning - the chips' density, for example 128Mbit chip vs 256Mbit chip.
wrong meaning - the chips' configuration, for example 16x8Mbit vs 32x4Mbit.