R.I.P. Rambus

MG...

Now that I've been opened up to the computer world, I realised that I'm beggining to hate my new computer. My new computer uses 423-pin CPU socket and Rambus RAM. Both which intel cease to continue. What's going to be the future of my upgrading life? Should I hate my computer or Intel?

your running a p4 1.8 and your looking to upgrade? i'd say stay with that till it's really too slow, then jump to whatever is current at the time, thigns change too fast.

shame that you jumped on the 423 bandwagon though

i would say the only related upgrade you might want to consider is an increase in memory, 256 isn't really a lot anymore, but it's enough to get teh job done.

usually i find that a processor upgrade tends to mean a motherboard upgrade as well, and you will still be able to get hold of more RAM for some time to come. All of the world's supply of RAMBUS isn't going to vanish overnight.

I didn't know much at the time I bought it (It was on 29/12/01) I talked about an upgrade just in case my 1.8ghz gets outdated fast... and what do you know, I opened my casing and voila! All RIMM slots are full. I feel like taking a hammer out.

you could always replace the existing ones with larger ones, just remember, you have to replace 2 at a time with rdram

I think DDR is a old technology they should go for TDR(triple data rate) (my concept) Ram. It will be much faster than DDR.

If they double the data transfer rate of RDRam that is also better not bad.But TDR tec. will much superior.If they can make it cheap.

I heard...

that Intel is doing something like QDR (Quadra Data Rate), seems like intel are planning on four-folding their bus rate

Surely RDRAM is already effectively QDR. = Single data rate Quad Pumped. hence the 400Mhz FSB of P4's ?

Dell to dump RDRAM
Tuesday, March 26 2002 News www.3dspotlight.com
by Julio @ 11:43 AM - [Comments]
SOURCES CLOSE to Dell claimed that after this year, the PC giant will not offer PCs using Rambus RDRAM memory.
The reliable source claims to have seen roadmaps indicating that Dell is to drop the memory type during 2003 – and if this is correct, it marks the end of Rambus as a big time player in the PC market.

Intel has indicated now for well over nine months that Rambus RDRAM is a "niche" memory type for PCs, showing that when it wants to, the chip giant can be as ruthless as ever it was in the past.

Source: The Inquirer http://www.theinquirer.net/

Eddy,

What kind of system is your new one. You say that all your RIMM slots are full, this may not be true. It is my understanding that RAMBUS has to be installed in pairs and any empty slot has to be occupied as well. Intel ships a "spacer" or whatever its called, to install in the empty slot. Look at it carefully, if it doesn't look like the other RIMMS, you may be able to install more ram.