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RDRAM??

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by hdrs

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I recently inherited a computer that has 4 sticks of RDRAM for a total of 384 MB. 2x64MB, 2x128MB. The thing is that the 2 64MB sticks are 300MhZ and the 2 128MB sticks are 400Mhz. I was always under the impression that RDRAM was faster than SDRAM, but this computer seems to run slower than average. It has a 1.3 GhZ P4 processor. I've checked the all of the processes running and nothing seems out of the ordinary.

Is the mismatch in speed of the memory causing a problem? Also, is it possible to just replace the RDRAM sticks with DDR?

Thanks in advance.

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by oh smeg

So it would be worthwhile replacing the slowest RAM with something bigger and faster.

Though you need to understand that RD Ram is different to SD RAM as they are different Sockets and are not interchangeable.

Col

by hdrs

Thanks for the info. I'll have to experiment with it to see if taking the 300 Mhz chips out changes things.

I've heard that RDRAM is expensive. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to get more of the 400 Mhz.

by oh smeg

But recently it has been regulated to the less used RAM at the moment but as I bought several Gig's of it this week it's about the same price as DDR2 RAM from where I buy it at least.

Though if you are buying it retail it may be slightly more expensive but over all it's very similar in price. The reason that some may consider it more expensive is that you tend to buy RD RAM in Brand Names where as the DDR Type can come from No Name Makers at a cheaper Price. But when you look at the same maker for both type it's very similar.

I really would suggest buying as Big as the M'Board supports and installing that as you will appreciate the difference.

Col

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