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Ronin13   08-15-2001 at 04:49:41 AM

Having read some P4X266 reviews it seems the P4 is still better off with RDRAM.

And the difference in performance between DDRRAM and RDRAM will only increase with faster CPU's, right?

Will Northwood only be paired with Brookdale (i845), or will there be socket 478 mobos with i850 (or another RDRAM supporting chipset)?

Will the 0.13 micron technology allow the CPU to run cooler and be less power consuming, or will it just allow it to reach higher speeds? (I don't mean overclocking)

What speed is the Northwood supposed to start at? (2 Ghz?)

When will it (propably) be released?

Thanks.

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juin   08-15-2001 at 05:17:38 AM
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Having read some P4X266 reviews it seems the P4 is still better off with RDRAM.

Forget Via they suck.SIS will release there own chipset for P4.SIS 645 will support DDR 2700.So maybe even faster that RDRAM.

And the difference in performance between DDRRAM and RDRAM will only increase with faster CPU's, right?

Normaly faster is the cpu faster goes your memorie.A faster cpu can push your memorie to a higher level.

Will Northwood only be paired with Brookdale (i845), or will there be socket 478 mobos with i850 (or another RDRAM supporting chipset)?

No the restriction is socket 478.VIA P4x266 I845 and probaly SIS 645 will all accepted the P4 willimete 2.0 GHZ and future northwood.

Will the 0.13 micron technology allow the CPU to run cooler and be less power consuming, or will it just allow it to reach higher speeds? (I don't mean overclocking)

It will be cooller and consume less power and mostly it will cost way less to produce.

What speed is the Northwood supposed to start at? (2 Ghz?)

I hear 2.2 but still not sure.

When will it (propably) be released?

????????? For sure 4 quarter.

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Ncogneto   08-15-2001 at 06:17:23 AM
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Please bear in mind you are missing something in your anology. Rdram has the advantage of a dual memory controller on the I850 while the VIA has only a single memory controller....huge difference. Still the VIA seems to perform remarkably well with the single channel controller almost equalling the performance of the RDRAM system in real world apps. But I digress, it is a VIA chipset none-the-less. It is however starting to punch some holes in Intels speil on RDRAM being the superiour technology. What do you think a pentium 4 system with a dual channel DDR memory controller would do? Or how would it perform with a single channel RDRAM solution? Be curious to see the Intel with only one stick of RDRAM to force single channle operation and then compare.

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girish   08-15-2001 at 07:25:47 AM
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Will Northwood only be paired with Brookdale (i845), or will there be socket 478 mobos with i850 (or another RDRAM supporting chipset)?

No the restriction is socket 478.VIA P4x266 I845 and probaly SIS 645 will all accepted the P4 willimete 2.0 GHZ and future northwood.



the i850 chipset is already paired with Northwood, in <A HREF="http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/th7ii/default.asp" target="_new">Abit TH7-II</A>. So Northwoord can work with RDRAM as well as DDR and SDRAM, and probabely other RDRAM supporting chipsets.

girish

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Ronin13   08-15-2001 at 01:52:41 PM
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'What do you think a pentium 4 system with a dual channel DDR memory controller would do?'

Are there any known plans for getting this with the Northwood?

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FatBurger   08-15-2001 at 05:43:09 PM
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No known plans, I wish. The P4x266 was much more than half of the RDRAM setup in the memory benchmarks, I'd love to see dual-channel DDR with a P4.



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Northwood. This will be an IA-64 processor, with the clock frequency starting from 3GHz and up. The device will probably appear in 2003, as usual in Slot M form-factor.



Found that on a website...why do some people even bother making webpages?



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juin   08-15-2001 at 06:43:26 PM
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the i850 chipset is already paired with Northwood, in Abit TH7-II. So Northwoord can work with RDRAM as well as DDR and SDRAM, and probabely other RDRAM supporting chipsets.

Yes your are right

Dont foget that in 2002 RAMBUS/INTEL still got a strong card in there pocket Grand champion chipset.

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girish   08-15-2001 at 07:30:02 PM
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yes, its time to prove that DDR can perform well with the P4.

girish

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