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thcdgardner
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March 7th, 2001 11:00
Memory
After reading all the posts about memory, I think I am losing mine!!! Anyway, I have a Dimension 8100 P4 1.3 MgH with 128Mb (2 modules of PC600 64Mb/4 RDRAM). Already I feel like I should have loaded 256 on the machine.
Questions:
1. What is the difference between PC600 and PC800?
2. This stuff isn't cheap, does anyone know where you can buy additional affordable PC600 other than Dell?
Thanks,
TG
Questions:
1. What is the difference between PC600 and PC800?
2. This stuff isn't cheap, does anyone know where you can buy additional affordable PC600 other than Dell?
Thanks,
TG
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thcdgardner
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Posted March 7th, 2001 16:00
Thanks, found 64Mb PC600 RDRAM for $55/each at Coast-To-Coast..... Think I might bite on that one.
Regards,
TG

lacayoj
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Posted March 7th, 2001 13:00
I, like you, have a Pentium 4 @ 1.3 ghz and have two sticks of 128 PC 600 RDRAM. Unfortunately I have no idea where to get RDRAM from other place than Dell, however I have read in some posts over at www.slackercentral.com (3dfx refugees forum) that Intel does own a whole lot of shares of RAMBUS (the company that makes the RDRAM) and they are trying to make as many people as possible to buy them. Maybe INTEL could provide an answer for you.
Also the difference between PC600 and PC800 is the memory bandwith. PC800 runs at 3.2ghz memory bandwith, versus the slower PC600. However PC600 is still a little faster than SDRAM. Id rather have cheaper RDRAM (PC600) and wait for the PC800 price to come down, than to have a system that only supports SDRAM and having to buy another motherboard later on that supports RDRAM and the RDAM memory...
If you have 256pc600 rdram you have plenty. Just wait some more months until pc800 becomes more available and accesible ($$) and upgrade from there.
Im sorry if this post confuses you, I dont have much writing skills, plus English is not my first language.