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DDR vs. RDRAM
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Look at this this way, Intel started making the Pentium 4 compatible with DDR SDRAM why? because it is way more bang for your buck and now that both AMD and Intel use DDR RD has stopped, there is nothing happening with it, so DDR will keep getting faster and right now I think it is, but it didn't start out that way.
RAMBUS sucks ass. Not only do they have shady business practices, but there's not much of a performance gain with it either. 
Originally posted by edvniow
. . .but there's not much of a performance gain with it either.
Well, at least there's something.
Well sorry if I can't provide any benchmarks, but from using it day after day along with similar computers with different ram, I become less and less impressed with its 800 Mhz bandwith.
Actually, DDR SDRAM is Faster Than RDRAM!!!
It is like comparing the G4 and the P4!!
DDR Ram runs at a slower clock speed(266Mhz or 333Mhz), but like the G4, it sends data thru the bus at huge chunks at 3.3Gb/sec, compared to RDRam's 2.9Gb/sec, @ 800Mhz/1060Mhz and DDR is hell of a lot cheeper
It is like comparing the G4 and the P4!!
DDR Ram runs at a slower clock speed(266Mhz or 333Mhz), but like the G4, it sends data thru the bus at huge chunks at 3.3Gb/sec, compared to RDRam's 2.9Gb/sec, @ 800Mhz/1060Mhz and DDR is hell of a lot cheeper
for some hard core techies and gamers, they really don't care that much about price
as for techies on a budget, rambus is not a good deal
and for hard core gamers on a budget...wait, there's no such thing
DDR has so much going for it. In addition to its relative low price compared w/ RD, its fast. Most new DDR equipted Athlon XPs can smoke or at least tie their rated speeds (example: a 1.76 GHz athlon can smoke a 1.8 Ghz P4 w/ Rdram and everthing; it could even smoke a 1.9 or even a 2 ghz)
Also, DDR is starting to phase out RD, even w/ the new 533 MHz system bus of the new P4s and the PC-1066 ram thats appearing. Now I'm starting to see the new P4s paired w/ DDR (maybe because of the lack of PC1066 chips or maybe intel is having second thoughts about Rambus).
Bottom Line: RD RAM IS TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE FOR THE PREFORMANCE!
RD may be faster, but DDR is better and more worth your money and time.
P.S.: All Hail DDR333!!!!
Also, DDR is starting to phase out RD, even w/ the new 533 MHz system bus of the new P4s and the PC-1066 ram thats appearing. Now I'm starting to see the new P4s paired w/ DDR (maybe because of the lack of PC1066 chips or maybe intel is having second thoughts about Rambus).
Bottom Line: RD RAM IS TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE FOR THE PREFORMANCE!
RD may be faster, but DDR is better and more worth your money and time.
P.S.: All Hail DDR333!!!!
well put!!!
also, we can say that about ibm taking over the high end macs...actually, i used to hate motorola and love ibm but now i am seeing moto is actually trying now
i was so pissed during that long drought stuck at 500 mhz on the g4...but no drought has happened since and ibm just laid off 15,000 workers or will do so soon as i heard on the news
i have no idea now if apple is better off with moto or with ibm
the last chip at 1.25 ghz does make me feel a little better now even though people want to call the new g4 case hannibal...too funny, but kind of cute like the flower power machine was (and the stats on the inside were not bad for that imac model...just ask backtothemac...he he)
What I want is DDR-II. It goes up to 1Ghz! think about that. It's like a 1x fsb multiplier if a 1 Ghz G4 mobo supported it.
*drool* They're gonna use it on the NV30 and on the Radeon 9700 next year
Well, I can dream, can't I?
*drool* They're gonna use it on the NV30 and on the Radeon 9700 next year
Well, I can dream, can't I?