http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=50000275

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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Xcom_Cheetah on 08/10/02 04:50 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

Interesting artical. But intel isn't dropping Rdram. Rdram gives way too much performance, even DDR-400 can't beat out 1066rdram in all benchmarks. I expect to see new chipsets for both rdram and ddr to continue even when intel comes out with the 666mhz FSB we'll have 1333rdram for it.

How can u be so sure that intel is not dropping RDRAM ... everyone else believes that i850E is the last of the RDRAM chipset from intel...
so do u have any source or it is just a guess.?

It all started a while back when that chinese dude or what ever said intel was dropping rdram, but then it was made clear later that intel wasn't dropping rdram. Guess some refuse to beleive it.

As far as i remember intel said that the RDRAM will remain in the performance sector till the end of 2002... IMHO it implies in 2003 dual channel will take over and RDRAM will be dropped... secondly so far there is not even a single rumour abt any RDRAM chipset being developed by intel.. atleast i haven't heard.. so if intel was developing a chipset we must have atleast heard some info by now abt it..

there r two interesting point in the article which nobody yet pointed out..

will this 100 GB/s Bandwidth will become a reality in PCs by say 2006-07..??
and will intel support YellowStone technology..??

DC DDR will be nice, but I don't see it out performing DC 1066rdram. Also intel is still going to verify 1066rdram.

the DC ddr chipset will be nice but will it out perform 1066rdram DC, hell no. And with more traces I don't see DC ddr being as overclockable.

Right now Rdram is the overclockers choice for the P4.
And intel has made no statement that they are dropping rdram support. It would be a dumb move since it offers best performance. Dualchannel will come close, but not beat it out.

Technically speaking, with all logical physics still sanely normal, DC DDR WOULD beat PC1066. First off, DDR has lower latency, and PC2100 DC also does 4.2GB/sec, so with lower latency, it DOES outperform it. I won't say you're wrong though, because it only depends on and if SiS does the chipset very well, giving their past excellent P4 chipsets almost outperforming PC1066 sometimes with much lower bandwidth. I have faith SiS will pull a PC1066 canner.

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I don't trust non intel chipsets, due to compatability issues. Which I never had since I always stuck with intel chipsets.

If intels ddr chipset can offer better performance than 1066 850E setup, then it will be worth upgrading to it.

The only concern I have is it's overclockability, ddr is harder to overclock the FSB vs Rdram due to signal stability and so many traces. Only time will tell.

Hmm I think Crashman would tell you how much SiS chipsets are really worth, for the P4, and for the company itself who is honest and trusty.

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