DDR266 AND PENTIUM; A GOOD MIX?

digikid

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I'M WONDERING HOW THE DDR266 RUNS ON A P4-400MHZ FSB SYSTEM? WOULDN'T THE RAM THEN RUN AT 100MHZ, AND IN EFFECT BE ~33% SLOWER THAN AN ATHLON RUNNING AT A COMPARABLE CLOCK-SPEED?

ALSO, WHAT IS "FREQUENCY-DOUBLING", AS FAR AS RAM IS CONCERNED. AND FINALLY, WHY IS A 400MHZ FSB REALLY JUST RUNNING AT 100MHZ, WITH A FREQUENCY QUADRUPLER... HMM, I'M CONFUSED!
 

samwyse

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Don't write with caps lock on, it looks stupid and makes reading harder.

Sorry, I haven't got an answer to your question :)