RDRAM question

[dc2acgsr99]

This may be a long shot, but does anyone know where I can get some PC1066 RDRAM for cheap? Maybe someone have some laying around they doint want/need?

 

[PC eye]

Simply look for bargains and price reductions at vendors like newegg. The two questions here would the total amount you are looking for and your max price range. That would be PC2-8500 or DDR2 1066 memory there for reference.

For 2gb of PC2 8500 memory there two prices seen with one being $69,99 and $74.99 at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147+1052420643+1052308477+4026&name=%2450+-+%2475

For generic or value ram the prices are lower as a rule unless someone has some memory to offer in the http://www.computerforum.com/computer-equipment-sale/ section.

 

[dc2acgsr99]

I have checked the newegg site and a few others, but cheapest I can find 512MB of 1066 RDRAM is $240 shipped. Oh well, guess my next system will have SDRAM.

 

[PC eye]

A pair of Kinston 512s is seen for $40.50 at http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA24647 plus S&H there.

You would be better off simply saving for a good 2gb kit and then selecting one of the good brands. The type of system also determines whether to get performance or simply going with value memory if that's only for basic use like web browsing, checking the mail, whatever there.

 

[Geoff]

Simply look for bargains and price reductions at vendors like newegg. The two questions here would the total amount you are looking for and your max price range. That would be PC2-8500 or DDR2 1066 memory there for reference.

For 2gb of PC2 8500 memory there two prices seen with one being $69,99 and $74.99 at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147+1052420643+1052308477+4026&name=%2450+-+%2475

For generic or value ram the prices are lower as a rule unless someone has some memory to offer in the http://www.computerforum.com/computer-equipment-sale/ section.

A pair of Kinston 512s is seen for $40.50 at http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA24647 plus S&H there.

You would be better off simply saving for a good 2gb kit and then selecting one of the good brands. The type of system also determines whether to get performance or simply going with value memory if that's only for basic use like web browsing, checking the mail, whatever there.

Did you even look at his post? He's not talking about DDR2, he's talking about RDRAM!

 

[PC eye]

I have checked the newegg site and a few others, but cheapest I can find 512MB of 1066 RDRAM is $240 shipped. Oh well, guess my next system will have SDRAM.

The lowest price seen for a 512 will still be over $200 like the $209 price found at http://www.upgradenation.com/Samsun..._533MHz/MEM-RD5121066/partinfo-id-639815.html

I just paid far less for a brand new 19" wide screen lcd then the prices seen at some places for a single 512 or pair of 256s! ! unless you buy by quantity. 240 or 184pin?

$199.85 for discount plus they buy your old memory at http://www.oempcworld.com/Merchant2...=rdram+1066&utm_campaign=184_&_232_pin_rambus

At those prices probably. It used to be regular desktop memory that held a high price while other things came down.

 

[2048Megabytes]

I have checked the newegg site and a few others, but cheapest I can find 512MB of 1066 RDRAM is $240 shipped. Oh well, guess my next system will have SDRAM.

You would probably be better off buying a used computer from someone else rather than wasting $240 on 512 megabytes of Rambus Dynamic RAM.

 

[PC eye]

It gets awful expensive to see the leds on some brands. You can see why I posted links for SDRam over going overboard if you are looking to save on money. For $240 you could easily have a new board and even cpu if not memory.

 

[Vizy]

Whats RDRAM
???

 

[PC eye]

It's a higher bandwidth type performance memory that also sees a high price to go with the high bandwidth. The one thing to note here is that it's been around for a good period of time already and in fact seeing less production of it at this time. This is one reason for the high prices as few companies manufacturer this type of memory.

Samsung, Viking, and one other company named Rambus are the current ones still manufacturing this type. It's also referred to as Rambus DRam. The full description can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM

 

[Geoff]

It's a higher bandwidth type performance memory that also sees a high price to go with the high bandwidth. The one thing to note here is that it's been around for a good period of time already and in fact seeing less production of it at this time. This is one reason for the high prices as few companies manufacturer this type of memory.

Samsung, Viking, and one other company named Rambus are the current ones still manufacturing this type. It's also referred to as Rambus DRam. The full description can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM

It was high performance for it's time, but for the price DDR2 is much better in terms of performance.

 

[PC eye]

It was high performance for it's time, but for the price DDR2 is much better in terms of performance.

I can't see spending that kind of cash for only 512mb of memory by simply one look at the prices found on various sites. It's an older form of high end performance memory now seeing it's last days.

At first I looked and thought the $240 and RDRAM were simple typos and posted the links for the vast contrast when you consider it. That's like paying an extra $100 to see leds on memory for show like seen a few years ago. One article about that can be seen on how to go about adding leds at http://www.extensiontech.net/reviews/qs/razotech/rammod/

 

[Geoff]

I can't see spending that kind of cash for only 512mb of memory by simply one look at the prices found on various sites. It's an older form of high end performance memory now seeing it's last days.

At first I looked and thought the $240 and RDRAM were simple typos and posted the links for the vast contrast when you consider it. That's like paying an extra $100 to see leds on memory for show like seen a few years ago. One article about that can be seen on how to go about adding leds at http://www.extensiontech.net/reviews/qs/razotech/rammod/

RDRAM hasn't been used for years, no desktop motherboards support it except for when it was just released.

 

[dc2acgsr99]

Yeah 2048, I would me much better off doing that but I dont like buying used unless its a car. But I see all this about the performance of the said RAM, and I will just add my two cents as this computer is currently running it. My 512MB of RD is running Vista Business with the Aero desktop super efficently, and natrually my XP Pro is running great with it too (dual boot). Though with the Vista running about 62% of primary memory is used on average it does not seem to effect the system running as a whole. I dont know if the SD runs the same at 512MB with Vista but I was told that I would be dissatisifed with performance on that note, and I am not.

 

[PC eye]

RDRAM hasn't been used for years, no desktop motherboards support it except for when it was just released.

Say what?

Personal computers
The first PC motherboards with support for RDRAM debuted in 1999. They supported PC-800 RDRAM, which operated at 400 MHz and delivered 1600 MB/s of bandwidth over a 16-bit bus using a 184-pin RIMM form factor. Data is transferred on both the raising and the falling edges of the clock signal (double data rate). For marketing reasons the physical clock rate was multiplied by two (because of the DDR operation) so the 400 MHz Rambus standard was named PC800. This was significantly faster than the previous standard, PC-133 SDRAM, which operated at 133 MHz and delivered 1066 MB/s of bandwidth over a 64-bit bus using a 168-pin DIMM form factor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM

 

[Geoff]

Say what?

Personal computers
The first PC motherboards with support for RDRAM debuted in 1999. They supported PC-800 RDRAM, which operated at 400 MHz and delivered 1600 MB/s of bandwidth over a 16-bit bus using a 184-pin RIMM form factor. Data is transferred on both the raising and the falling edges of the clock signal (double data rate). For marketing reasons the physical clock rate was multiplied by two (because of the DDR operation) so the 400 MHz Rambus standard was named PC800. This was significantly faster than the previous standard, PC-133 SDRAM, which operated at 133 MHz and delivered 1066 MB/s of bandwidth over a 64-bit bus using a 168-pin DIMM form factor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDRAM

I'm not sure what your trying to imply, I was saying that no desktop motherboard supports RDRAM on the newer sockets, and RDRAM was only compatible for a short period of time, as it was way over priced for it's time.

 

[PC eye]

Now you see why I was posting links for prices on SDRam not RDRam earlier when assuming the $240 was a typo for $24 for a 512 dimm not a 184,232, or 240pim RDRam module. Seeing a $24 price on a 512 wouldn't be any surprize at this time for a generic brand of memory to some extent. But $240! for the outdated concept? yikes!

 

[2048Megabytes]

Yeah 2048, I would me much better off doing that but I dont like buying used unless its a car. But I see all this about the performance of the said RAM, and I will just add my two cents as this computer is currently running it. My 512MB of RD is running Vista Business with the Aero desktop super efficently, and natrually my XP Pro is running great with it too (dual boot). Though with the Vista running about 62% of primary memory is used on average it does not seem to effect the system running as a whole. I dont know if the SD runs the same at 512MB with Vista but I was told that I would be dissatisifed with performance on that note, and I am not.

What processor and video card do you have? If you are truly running Windows Vista with only 512 megabytes of Rambus Dynamic RAM then I am impressed.