ASUS ROG “double down” on DRAM – To Support Double Capacity DIMMs on Next-Gen motherboards

In the consumer market, there is a strict limit on the amount of DRAM that you can fit on modern platforms, with standard non-ECC DDR4 memory maxing out at 16GB per DIMM. While this is more than enough for most use cases, there remain users who desire more, but sadly these users cannot utilise high-end RDIMM memory on consumer platforms, due to their ECC requirements and other enterprise-grade characteristics. 

32GB DDR4 DIMMs are coming to the consumer market, not thanks to innovations in per-chip DRAM capacities, but thanks to a new DDR4 form factor, one which makes use of additional DRAM modules and a larger overall form factor. KADAK has already showcased 32GB DDR4 memory DIMMs using this ‘Double Capacity’ technology, but now ASUS’ Republic of Gamers division has committed to supporting the standard in their “Next Gen Motherboard”  designs, though at this time it is unclear whether or not this support is for specific motherboards or the entirety of their next-generation product stack. 

In their announcement of this feature, ASUS stated that their next-generation motherboards feature a “unique memory trace design” to deliver support for these new DIMMs, while also granting users access to “ALL of the performance and then some”. The exact meaning of these statements should become clear over the coming weeks.