Rambus Shmambus!
Right off hand, I'd say wait on the Rambus purchase. 
chuck
[This message has been edited by cjolley (edited 10 July 2000).]
chuck
[This message has been edited by cjolley (edited 10 July 2000).]
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Chuck
秋音的爸爸
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It's what we've all known all along now whats Rambus going to do as a reply.
Anyway I thought it was piss funny when I read about it. -
Rambus has a lot in common with AGP, I suspect that if Rambus becomes standard, the rallying cry will be Rambus 2X is the answer or Rambus 4x is the answer.Comment
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Kinda funny huh...I just received my VC820 with 128m of RDRAM today.
I ran some tests with my old SE440BX-2 and 256m of Crucial CL2 PC133 SDRAM and also with 256m PC100 CL3 SDRAM vs VC820 and 128m PC800 RDRAM. I only ran 3D Mark 2000 but here are the results:
SE440BX-2 with 256m PC133 - 2612
SE440BX-2 with 256m PC100 - 2603
VC820 with 128m RDRAM - 2629
The BX system had a Promise ATA66 controller and Sound Blaster Live every thing else is the same.
My Max is finally running at 4x AGP for whatever that means. System seems slightly faster. Who knows
JP
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Workstation Specs:
Pentium III 500, Intel VC820 with SB 128PCI Audio, 256m Samsung PC800 RDRAM, Matrox Millennium Max 32m, Hollywood DVD Decoder Card, 3Com 3C905TX-C NIC, Western Digital 9g Expert HD, Sony 5x/32x DVD-ROM, 19" Sony 420GS, and Windows 98SE
Server Specs:
Dual Pentium II 333s, Intel DK440LX, 256m Crucial CL2 PC-133, Productiva G100 8m, 2 - Intel 10/100 NICs, Western Digital 18g Enterprise Ultra2 SCSI HD, Sony 24x SCSI CD-ROM, Sony 10x/4x/32x CDR, 15" Sony 15sf, and Windows 2000 Server.
Workstation Specs:
Pentium 4 2 GHz, ASUSTek P4T-E i850, 1024 MB PC800 RDRAM, ATi Radeon 8500 64m, Sound Blaster Audigy Gamer, 3Com 3C905TX-C NIC, Western Digital 80g ATA100 HD, Sony 16x/40x DVD-ROM, Sony CD-RW 175S/C, 19" Sony 420GS, and Windows XP Pro.Comment
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WOHOOO!!! And to top it all off, some of the best news I have heard in a while!
Major DRAM manufacturers are quietly planning to file an industry antitrust complaint against Rambus with the Federal Trade Commission, according to high-level industry sources last week.
Does it get much better than that?
Primary System:
MSI 745 Ultra, AMD 2400+ XP, 1024 MB Crucial PC2100 DDR SDRAM, Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro, 3Com 3c905C NIC,
120GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, 60 GB Seagate UDMA 100 HD, Pioneer DVD 105S, BenQ 12x24x40 CDRW, SB Audigy OEM,
Win XP, MS Intellimouse Optical, 17" Mag 720v2
Seccondary System:
Epox 7KXA BIOS 5/22, Athlon 650, 512 MB Crucial 7E PC133 SDRAM, Hercules Prophet 4500 Kyro II, SBLive Value,
3Com 3c905B-TX NIC, 40 GB IBM UDMA 100 HD, 45X Acer CD-ROM,
Win XP, MS Wheel Mouse Optical, 15" POS Monitor
Tertiary system
Offbrand PII Mobo, PII 350, 256MB PC100 SDRAM, 15GB UDMA66 7200RPM Maxtor HD, USRobotics 10/100 NIC, RedHat Linux 8.0
Camera: Canon 10D DSLR, Canon 100-400L f4.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon 100 Macro USM Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM, Canon Speedlite 200E, tripod, bag, etc.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic." --Arthur C. ClarkeComment
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Looks like Intel stepped into another pile of elephant dung....
This trumpet was first blown (loudly) by Tom Pabst of TomsHardware.com. He did extensive tests a couple of months ago and came to the same conclusions. Actually in his tests PC-133 RAM in a BX mainboard was 10-20% faster than RAMBUS.
There is justice in the world
Dr. Mordrid
[This message has been edited by Dr Mordrid (edited 12 July 2000).]Comment
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intell deserves to reap the rewards for its buissness pratices
msi 6167 mobo k7 500 wk41 now at 650. 256 meg ram ,addtronics case w 250watt sp power supply, matrox g400, maxtor diammax 2500+ 10gig hd,10x aopen slot dvd, 3com 10/100 nic, sb live xgamer sound card, efecent networks dsl modem, dlink 701i dsl router/firewall, lots of controlers (joystick throttle rudder raceing wheel), 19in ctx monitor, logitech mouseman wheel usb, and klipsch promedia v2-400 speakers. win98 oem and win2k pro dual boot.
noel
it's times like this that make me think of my fathers last words....
Don't son that gun is loaded.Comment
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