RDRAM is the best (opinion)

[xpehbamxyu]

It is true that the new DDR modules (dual-channel) surpass the 1066 RDRAM modules in bandwidth, but the frequency is over 2x greater! The RDRAM PC that I built surpasses many DDR comps with the simular characteristics.

My object is to start a friendly debate, but my point is why is the computer market steering away from RDRAM. RDRAM still has tremendous potential! While DDR has no potential, its like trying to make 56K faster. Where can DDR go beyond dual-channel? quad-channel(korny joke)?

I would like to see more RDRAM and more RDRAM chipsets, and I would like to see an RDRAM, AMD board/chipset.

"The people don't know, the government can't."
-Vladimir Lenin

 

[onair_iverson]

I hope to see RDRAM is the best. I brought 4 pieces of 256MB PC1066 ECC just to find out they are not supported by the new chipset. Not to mention the bandwidth is much lesser than the pc3200 in dual channel.

Can someone help me?

 

[Prof133]

There's some information about RDRAM <A HREF="http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mainboards/display/20030521183759.html" target="_new">here</A>.

<b><font color=blue>I agree with that solution ... because it is a logical one.</font color=blue></b>

 

[Crashman]

1.) PC1066 beats any single channel DDR solution for the P4.

2.) PC1066 beats PC2100, even when both are dual channel, when used with a 533 bus P4.

3.) PC3200 beats PC1066, but only in Dual Channel mode, and only when used with an 800 bus P4.

Basically it comes down to the fact that there is no PC1600 RDRAM, which would be needed to match the bandwidth of the P4 with 800 bus. So it wins with any CPU EXCEPT the P4 with 800 Bus/Dual Channel chipset.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

 

[simwiz2]

Why does dual PC1066 beat dual PC2100? If they have the same bandwidth and RDRAM has higher latency, shouldn't PC2100 win easily?

 

[Crashman]

You would think so, but that's not what happens. I made the same mistake about this time last year.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>