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BlackOmega · 05-15-09

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Originally Posted by nategr8ns

how do you tell the difference between RDRAM and SDRAM? I may just not have any RDRAM systems lying around, but I don't think I've seen an RDRAM stick.

RDRAM has 2 keyed notches that are close together

SDRAM has 2 keyed notches far apart

If you need more RDRAM, I have 2 128 sticks laying around.

nategr8ns · 05-15-09

Ah, nope, no RDRAM in my house. I don't even have any RDRAM motherboards so I won't need to steal your 2x128s

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BlackOmega · 05-15-09

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Originally Posted by nategr8ns

Ah, nope, no RDRAM in my house. I don't even have any RDRAM motherboards so I won't need to steal your 2x128s

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Cool, as far as I know only the 423 pin P4's used it. Come to think of it I also have a 423 1.8 CPU laying around too

blitz6804 · 05-15-09

A few 478 pin boards also used it, but not many. You can also get a 423 daughter board that permits you to insert a 478 CPU into the socket. The problem is, while a 478 CPU is as little as $1, the daughterboard is $35. I could not justify spending $36 on it, not to mention that it also has 2x128 MB of RDR. Maybe 2x256 MB. In any event, it is a very bad system.

**thlnk3r** · 05-16-09

I had a S478 P4 1.8 and honestly I never really noticed the difference between the Willamette and the Northwood 3Ghz. All I can remember was when I went from the Northy 3Ghz to a Opteron 146 I was completely blown away by the performance difference

blitz6804 · 05-16-09

The P4 I got was second hand; I personally have never built an Intel System. I have built Slot A, Socket A, 939, AM2, and AM2+... but never Intel. Truth be told, when my dad got this P4, I was substantially underwhelmed; my XP 3200+ put it to shame. On the other hand, he had the better graphics card. So my computer opened Windows and programs much faster, but games never looked as nice.

Tator Tot · 05-16-09

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Originally Posted by thlnk3r

I had a S478 P4 1.8 and honestly I never really noticed the difference between the Willamette and the Northwood 3Ghz. All I can remember was when I went from the Northy 3Ghz to a Opteron 146 I was completely blown away by the performance difference

I think the difference was mostly the socket change. IE from S473 (willamette) to S478 (Northwood, Prescott, Ceader Mill)

Though, I might be wrong. But I think Northwood did 1 or 2 more calculations per clock than Willamette.

Again, I might be wrong, its been awhile since I looked at that.

Either way, my 2.66ghz Northwood @ 3.8-4.0 was a tank in most single threaded apps.

But it took that to keep up with an Athlon XP 3200+ @ 2.4...

I mean...it litterally took double the clock speed.

Which is why I wish I would have not fallen for the hype of the time. But I was young. And had no internet.

BlackOmega · 05-16-09

The 423 pin P4 I had was probably the worst multitasking machine I have ever used. It would take forever to switch to the desktop while in game or whatever. Granted if you only ran that 1 app. it didn't fair badly.
I used it not too long ago and it still shocks me at how ridiculously slow it is in comparison to my 3500+ @ stock clocks.

Tator Tot · 05-16-09

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Originally Posted by BlackOmega

Let me know if you find anything. Im kind of cheap though, I wonder if there is a cost effective way of monitoring temps

I found something like i was talking about, From Rexus.

I'm not sure how it operates but take a look here, 2 temp monitors for 13$

blitz6804 · 05-16-09

I personally have recently started using a Scythe Kaze Server. (It is like a Scythe Kaze Master, but with a button to turn off the display.) For $45, you get four rheostats up to 1 A, and four thermal probes. You can have the fan speeds set automatically (you set temperature for maximum RPM; it does the rest), semi-automatically (you set up the temperature for maximum RPM and the minimum permissible RPM; it does the rest), and manually.

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