Devices and RDRAM

Nova101

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I need some clarification...

I have seen people say that higher device RDRAM O/Cs better than lower device. I have seen different people say lower device O/Cs better. I have seen other people say lower device RDRAM has lower latency.

I am about to build a i850/P4 system and I would like to get the most ideal RAM.

Any thoughts?
 

Jumpem

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I've heard the lower device modules are supposed to have just a very small latency advantage. Almost negligible. Here and over at AsusBoards forums everyone seems to be having better luck overclocking the low density modules. For 128MB it's 8 device and for the 256MB it's 16 devices. Samsung is what eveyone is recommending also. Googlegear has rdram where you can select the density.
 

Nova101

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Just to clarify;

low density = higher device
and
high density = lower device

Correct?