Asrock x299 taichi clx, they manage to add 1tb of ram memory

ASRock announced this week that renowned overclocker Nick Shih has filled the X299 Taichi CLX motherboard with 1TB of memory when this motherboard only officially supports up to 256GB.

ASRock X299 Taichi CLX - Shih overclocker managed to add 1TB of RAM on this motherboard

To accomplish this feat, Shih combined an Intel Core i9-7900X with eight SK Hynix 128GB LRDIMMs (Low Load DIMMs). This is quite fascinating, considering that we were told that the X299 chipset does not support EEC (error correction code) memory, let alone LRDIMMs. It is not known what kind of magic Shih had to use in order for the mentioned memory to work on the ASRock X299 Taichi CLX.

SK Hynix already has a pair of 256GB LRDIMMs in its product portfolio, but its maximum power is 2, 666 MHz. The ones Shih used appear to be unpublished. According to the shared screenshots, the LRDIMMs carry the number HMABAGL7MBR4N-WM and come in speeds of 2, 933 MHz with CL21-21-21-47 timings and an operating voltage of 1.20V.

What makes Shih's achievement even more spectacular is the fact that she was able to overclock the 3, 471.8 MHz LRDIMMs with the CL20-24-24-56 times. That Core i9-7900X must have an IMC (Integrated Memory Controller) to support up to 1TB of memory operating at those speeds.

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Samsung revealed its 256GB LRDIMMs last year. It would certainly be amazing to see current motherboards for general consumption with capacities of 1 or 2 TB of memory working with some alterations, perhaps at the BIOS level. The tools are there ready for anyone to use. Now, we just need an intrepid overclocker to try it. We will keep you informed.

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