what is buffered and unbuffered memory... ?

[VideoRusher]

whats the differnt between bufferd and unbufferd memories and they are using for what????

[Aytex]

When one ram stick has a 6pack and the other has a 6 pack of latency (pun intended)

 

 

Buffered (also called Registered) RAM has additional hardware (a register) that sits between the memory and CPU, and will store data (buffering the data) before it's sent to the CPU. This is meant for reliability in systems that have lots of memory and lots of memory modules (think large servers), because in those systems more memory modules means more electrical demands, so buffering/registering the data reduces electrical load.

Edited May 4, 2015 by Aytex

[jdidia1006]

whats the differnt between bufferd and unbufferd memories and they are using for what????

 

 

When one ram stick has a 6pack and the other has a 6 pack of latency (pun intended)

 

 

Buffered (also called Registered) RAM has additional hardware (a register) that sits between the memory and CPU, and will store data (buffering the data) before it's sent to the CPU. This is meant for reliability in systems that have lots of memory and lots of memory modules (think large servers), because in those systems more memory modules means more electrical demands, so buffering/registering the data reduces electrical load.

 

Does it refer to if the stick has a heatsink?

[Aytex]

Does it refer to if the stick has a heatsink?

idk

[manikyath]

Does it refer to if the stick has a heatsink?

server ram (where this applies) RARELY has heatsinks, because thats an unneeded cost, servers (especially rackmount servers) have their internals designed in a way a constant flow of air goes over the RAM (along with all other internal components) to make sure its nice and cool.

[Glenwing]

Buffered memory is used in servers, because having so many RAM modules introduces complications which buffering solves. All consumer-grade memory is unbuffered.