Re:AMD's Zen 6 Family: Feeding the Beast
by GoofGarage on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:04PM
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Agreed, this is likely going to change the landscape for people ekeing everything out of an AMD-based HEDT.
To take full advantage of it, folks likely will want A) a new motherboard with likely a new chipset to support the higher frequencies and B) <GULP> higher frequency DDR5.
I’d love more memory bandwidth with the limited 2-channels I have, but the 2x48GB (96GB) of “tuner memory” I bought in February 2025 I’m not even sure is manufactured anymore. I paid $440 back then, and my understanding is it’s not produced now, and commands $2500 - $3000 on the second-hand market.
To take full advantage of it, folks likely will want A) a new motherboard with likely a new chipset to support the higher frequencies and B) <GULP> higher frequency DDR5.
I’d love more memory bandwidth with the limited 2-channels I have, but the 2x48GB (96GB) of “tuner memory” I bought in February 2025 I’m not even sure is manufactured anymore. I paid $440 back then, and my understanding is it’s not produced now, and commands $2500 - $3000 on the second-hand market.