rdram selection for gateway P4

[PingSpike]

I don't really know a ton about rdram. I know it needs to be installed in pairs and this PC has a pair of 256mb rimms.

I've been looking at these on newegg and it seems like they should work fine. But are there any hangups with rdram besides pair installation that I should be aware of?

 

[JRock]

I have 4 x Samsung 256MB of RDRAM pulled from a working Gateway P4...

If you have good Heatware and are interested I can ship them to you first to test and if you want them I can do $200 for all 4.

They are Gateway pulls that DO NOT work in my Dell Dimension 8200 so they are of no use to me... Hence the low price...

 

[GamerExpress]

RDRAM ROFL....sorry

I think those from newegg will work fine.

 

[PingSpike]

Thats for the offer JRock, I would take you up on it if this were my machine. Since its a work PC I probably should stay out of the realm of used stuff. 😛

I just cracked the case and it has all 4 slots populated with what appears to be 128mb rimms, which means the easy upgrade to 1 gig isn't easy. I might just recommend snagging a new motherboard and ddr.

 

[JRock]

Originally posted by: PingSpike
Thats for the offer JRock, I would take you up on it if this were my machine. Since its a work PC I probably should stay out of the realm of used stuff. 😛

I just cracked the case and it has all 4 slots populated with what appears to be 128mb rimms, which means the easy upgrade to 1 gig isn't easy. I might just recommend snagging a new motherboard and ddr.

N/P just thought I would offer. 🙂

 

[V00D00]

If you have 4 slots and you plan to use 2 sticks of RDRAM you will need to install 2 continuity rimms (CRIMMS). These just look like memory modules without any chips on it. It's just a bare PCB.

Since you are upgrading an existing setup you probably won't have to worry about this though.

Just thought I would mention that RDRAM needs a continuous ring to opperate.

 

[Saint Nick]

Ahhhhh good ole RDRAM! Reminds me of my days with my old Dell Dimension 8200! That thing was a beast, really! I always liked RDRAM. But yes, the RAM that you picked out from NewEgg will work just fine, and yes, you will need continuity rimms.

 

[PingSpike]

So if I'm to understand correctly...you can't leave empty slots in an rdram setup? You have to install the continuity rimms...which sound sort of like a scsi terminator in function?

I think I'm just going to recommend she get a new motherboard and some ddr. At ~$90 per stick and the fact that it would only get her a net 256mb more of ram its just not cost effective to buy more of this ram that isn't even really used anymore. I can snag a decent intel chipset board for ~$60 and 1 gig of corsair for $75.

Why did you guys like rdram? It was expensive as hell...and from what I saw, didn't really offer much more performance for its high price premium.

 

[imported_Brackus3]

at this point i would say go for a new mobo/ram...

rdram is NOT going to drop that much in price, and no matter what, DO NOT buy from gateway... we charge like 299.99 for a 512mb stick, and you have to buy two 🙁

(i think 256mb sticks are 179.99 each)