Rambus

[Snoop Dogg]

Originally posted by cocacola155


Huh? Blows?

RDRAm is the performance leader for the P4

Read my reply alittle more closely and slowly there turbo .

[Nova101]

I really wish people would know what they are talking about when they post so they do not spread FUD around.

Go price some RDRAM and some quality DDR. You will find the RDRAM cheaper or the same price.

STOP SAYING DDR IS CHEAPER THAN RDRAM.

Times change, try to stay current.

[Snoop Dogg]

Originally posted by Nova101
I really wish people would know what they are talking about when they post so they do not spread FUD around.

Go price some RDRAM and some quality DDR. You will find the RDRAM cheaper or the same price.

STOP SAYING DDR IS CHEAPER THAN RDRAM.

Times change, try to stay current.

Word. I know some dude who still thinks RDRAM is $800 and that DDR r0x0rz j0r b0x0rz. I am like "dude have you checked prices in the last 5 months" and guess what his answer was. Well he made a fool out of himself for 30 minutes until he verified it himself. It pisses me off that people argue about things that are so easy to check out and make sure you know what your talking about.

[CrawlingEye]

Snoop, you're forgetting about the latency issues with RDRAM that DDR doesn't have.

[Snoop Dogg]

No I remember about the latency issues with RDRAM I just didn't tell him about that LOL . Dont worry I believe Rambus is working on fixing that sometime this year with a new chips based off a better design then the old ones.

[steppy76]

RDRAM's latency decreases as its speed increases. It's been said many times that running it at pc1066 its latency is actually less than ddr. RDRAM hasn't even hit its stride yet, and ddr is nearing the end of its life cycle. A quad channel RDRAM chipset offers tons more bandwidth than ddr and can be implemented with fewer pins than a dual channel ddr chipset(ie much easier to make).

[CrawlingEye]

That only proves that RDRAM and DDR are different, and at this point there is no definite winner. Either way you go though, DDR333 or PC800 RDRAM, you're getting performance.

I wouldn't call either of the systems "slow."
With the new DDR that'll be coming out, I think DDR's still in the game.

[ksuohio]

With my parents newest system, I went with the cheaper of the 2 types, RDRam Really upsets me that I didn't purchase more DDR for my AXP system when it was 1/3 of the price. Now the thought of filling all four slots is out of the question.

[chronicle]

You should be fine