RDRAM Question

TwistedEdge

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Nov 7, 2000
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does rdram really run at true pc 800 cuz a guy from hp was telling me that motherboards don't support pc 800 so they actually run at pc 400?
 

Vegito

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Oct 16, 1999
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right and where does he work again ?? heheh..

the p4 use a quad pumped memory bandwidth, i think he's confushing a lot of different FSBs into one memory FSB

 

ViRGE

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Oct 9, 1999
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PC800 RDRAM is 400mhz memory double pumped(like DDR), on a 16bit wide connection.
 

CrazyHelloDeli

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Yes it runs at 800Mhz and its the best damn RAM out there. I love it when im rendering a model in Maya:) Its does cost an arm and a leg though...