AMD-64 large memory...

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 09:46 -0700, Maurice Hilarius wrote:
> Absolutely.
> Highlights why it is a perilous path to go the DIY approach.
> The facts stated are quite correct.
> DOA rates on Tyan motherboards are indeed 10% to 15%
> As a result we routinely bring in an overage, and all boards get
> tested within 48 hours of receipt.
> 24 hour burnin HAS to be done before ANY board can be considered a
> candidate to build a system.
> Before we think that makes Tyan POS, we see similar DOA rates on
> Intel, Supermicro, etc..
> And regarding the earlier comment about sourcing RAM via "Pricewatch"
> the same comments apply in spades.
> If you buy RAM by that route I can nearly guarantee you will have
> grief.

10% of mainboards will fail within 30 days, even after passing a 24-48
hour burn-in.

If they last past 30 days, then they will last for years.


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