Quote Originally Posted by JF-AMD View Post
Yes, it is DDR3 1066, but every memory channel has a buffer chip ON THE BOARD! That means all the mess of FB DIMM with more power and more cost, except the cost comes at the board level, not the DIMM level. But, I guess if you are going to pay that much for a processor, you'd have no problem dropping the extra coin on the board.

I heard someone refer to beckton as "Itanium III" this past week. Feels fitting.
Correct on all points. I heard that also.. Not so sure if it's a true analogy but personally I always called Itanium , Itanic..
Never understood where they were going with that line over all those years but assumed they knew more than I did..