RDRAM RIMM question

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painkill312

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My computer came with the RAM stated above but with 2 RAM modules....do i need these? Also wtf do they do?? ive never seen it before.
 
well it was a custom built by a small comp store a long time ago its a 1.7ghz with 256mb RDRAM and a shit vid card, socket 423 btw, and im gonna upgrade the processor, vid card (again) to a radeon x700 pro, and get 1GB of RDRAM but the ram modules are in the other 2 slots so i wanna take em out if i dont need em and get 2gb RDRAM

[edit] it supports pc600 and pc800
 
painkill312 said:
well it was a custom built by a small comp store a long time ago its a 1.7ghz with 256mb RDRAM and a shit vid card, socket 423 btw, and im gonna upgrade the processor, vid card (again) to a radeon x700 pro, and get 1GB of RDRAM but the ram modules are in the other 2 slots so i wanna take em out if i dont need em and get 2gb RDRAM

[edit] it supports pc600 and pc800
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not sure if i understand you correctly. rdram is clocked so high (higher than even ddr today) that empty rimms are filled with heat spreaders. you should only take out the heat spreaders if you are to fill the slot with more ram.

also rdram is still very expensive.
 
painkill312 said:
2 RAM modules....do i need these? Also wtf do they do?? ive never seen it before.
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i think i understand you...
it sounds like space holders/heat spreders, don't think you need them but if your not putting any thing there they why not leave them in. i hope thats what you ment :rolleyes:
 
Vampiric Rouge said:
i think i understand you...
it sounds like space holders/heat spreders, don't think you need them but if your not putting any thing there they why not leave them in. i hope thats what you ment :rolleyes:
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at an actual clock of 400 mhz, its best they are left in.
 
leave em in unless i get more ram or leave em in? because online i saw that theyre supposed to be at half the size of the actual ram (i know its expensive but i have the cash to blow) and theyre only like $5 but id rathe have 2GB ram than 1GB
 
painkill312 said:
leave em in unless i get more ram or leave em in? because online i saw that theyre supposed to be at half the size of the actual ram (i know its expensive but i have the cash to blow) and theyre only like $5 but id rathe have 2GB ram than 1GB
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leave the heat spreaders in unless you get more ram.
 
RDRAM needs to be matched (like old SIMM ram) so the extra 2 sticks you are seeing are probably 0Mb stick place holders (not only do they need to be matched they need to be filled). So if you remove them you need to fill them with ram that is matched (2 sticks of same brand same model same size).
 
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