This is actually huge news for the homelab crowd. The specific detail about not needing to disable "Above 4G" or "Resizable BAR" anymore is the real game-changer here. Previously, having to toggle those settings just to get high-capacity RAM to post was a nightmare, especially if you were trying to manage resource allocation for other PCIe devices.
I run a few workstations that double as storage servers, and usually, when you maximize RAM, you start running into address space conflicts if you have a dedicated HBA or storage controller card installed. With 256GB of RAM available on a consumer platform, you can finally build a serious ZFS box with a massive ARC cache without having to jump to expensive enterprise Xeon or Threadripper platforms.serverorbit.com/hba-and-controllers/controller-module/storage-card-en
I am curious though—running four dual-rank 64GB sticks puts a massive strain on the CPU's memory controller. Did they mention if the speeds take a significant hit to keep that configuration stable 24/7? |