What kind of RAM does the Pentium 4 Motherboard take?

WildWing · 6th Jan 2002, 01:06 AM

???

little darlin · 6th Jan 2002, 01:13 AM

PC800 RDRAM.

*hal* · 6th Jan 2002, 01:25 AM

Some of the boards can accept DDR SDRAM.

Like this one

BlAcK_PlAgUe22 · 6th Jan 2002, 01:32 AM

Older ones (like mine) take RDRAM; newer ones accept DDR and regular SDRAM too. IMO RDRAM is the only way to go with P4's

ZenPirate · 6th Jan 2002, 07:43 AM

[crotchety old man]RDRAM is the devil's tool[/crotchety old man]

ViperXL · 6th Jan 2002, 10:46 AM

RDRam blows and is a lot more expensive, but i dont know how other types work with the P4.

If DDR works well... go buy some... NOW!

purice · 6th Jan 2002, 11:26 AM

there are different boards that use different RAM.

rambus boards were the first.
the socket 478 p4t-e is a follow-up from the socket 423 p4t. i've built quite a few systems with it and its performance is pretty damn nice.
http://www.asus.com/mb/socket478/p4t-e/overview.htm

p4 + sdram boards such as the p4b followed. between you and me, they suck. it really shows.
http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socket478/p4b/overview.htm

VIA was first on the block to offer p4 + 266ddr.
http://www.via.com.tw/jsp/en/products/apollo/P4X266.jsp
intel wasn't very happy with this. SiS released the 645 not too long after with intel's 'blessing'
http://www.tbreak.com/hard/mobo/sis645/page1.html
SiS and VIA are both working on/releasing ddr 333 solutions.

the p4 + ddr boards are quite fast. with the ram clocked at 333 it will only be better.

tarquin · 6th Jan 2002, 12:20 PM

they've already brought in a different P4 socket? arg!

Junk advertising in today's paper from Dell says:
"Pentium 4, with 256MB single channel memory (RDRAM)"

What the heck's that?

And as for 333MHz .. which idiot decided to base everything around 33MHz? It's such an unwieldy number! I see DDR at 333 and think 'what the heck is half of that?'
My trick is to convert into thirds of 100: 333 is then 10/3 so half of that is 5/3 = 166.

(how long has DDR333 been around annyway? sheesh I feel out of touch...

)

purice · 6th Jan 2002, 12:28 PM

ddr333 hasn't been around long at all.
here's some more to chew on:

http://www.extremetech.com/article/0...p%253D4,00.asp

I_B_Bangin · 6th Jan 2002, 12:45 PM

Rdram is more expensive and probably won't last very long. If crucial won't even carry it, I wouldn't make an investment in a motherboard that requires RDRAM.

purice · 6th Jan 2002, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by I_B_Bangin
Rdram is more expensive and probably won't last very long.

i'm not too sure about that.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...097022,00.html

we'll see what happens when the p4 Northwoods flood the market. if RDRAM is a good performer i'd wager it'll be around for a long time even if it is expensive and the company behind it comes straight from the ninth plane of Hell.

LordKhaine · 6th Jan 2002, 02:02 PM

I recall hearing somewhere that P4 mobos that take DDR ram suck *shrug*

And performance with rdram isnt *bad*, its just more expensive and not *as* good

tarquin · 6th Jan 2002, 05:28 PM

what's happened to the mythical nVidia nForce m0b0?
that was supposed to have GeForce 2MX graphics built-in...

purice · 6th Jan 2002, 05:38 PM

here's asus' version:
http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7n266-e/overview.htm

DeaJae · 6th Jan 2002, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tarquin
what's happened to the mythical nVidia nForce m0b0?
that was supposed to have GeForce 2MX graphics built-in...

they are coming and getting very overhyped the only way ill justify selling or building them is if they came with their own ram block (seperate memory for the chip)

purice · 6th Jan 2002, 07:02 PM

here's the MSI flavor:

http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/mainb...msi/k7n420pro/

6th Jan 2002, 01:06 AM	#1
WildWing Registered User Join Date: Sep. 16th, 2001 Location: New York City Posts: 87	What kind of RAM does the Pentium 4 Motherboard take? ???

6th Jan 2002, 01:25 AM	#3
hal Dictator Join Date: Nov. 24th, 1998 Location: -------> Posts: 21,340	Some of the boards can accept DDR SDRAM. Like this one __________________

6th Jan 2002, 01:32 AM	#4
BlAcK_PlAgUe22 I ooze. Join Date: Jul. 30th, 2001 Location: Irvine, California Posts: 3,423	Older ones (like mine) take RDRAM; newer ones accept DDR and regular SDRAM too. IMO RDRAM is the only way to go with P4's __________________ *[SDS] BlAcK_PlAgUe22*

6th Jan 2002, 10:46 AM	#6
ViperXL Great Car Join Date: Dec. 9th, 1999 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 586	RDRam blows and is a lot more expensive, but i dont know how other types work with the P4. If DDR works well... go buy some... NOW! __________________ "If you go flying back through time and you see somebody else flying forward into the future, it's probably best to avoid eye contact." -Jack Handy

6th Jan 2002, 12:20 PM	#8
tarquin design is flawed Join Date: Oct. 11th, 2000 Location: UK Posts: 3,928	they've already brought in a different P4 socket? arg! Junk advertising in today's paper from Dell says: "Pentium 4, with 256MB single channel memory (RDRAM)" What the heck's that? And as for 333MHz .. which idiot decided to base everything around 33MHz? It's such an unwieldy number! I see DDR at 333 and think 'what the heck is half of that?' My trick is to convert into thirds of 100: 333 is then 10/3 so half of that is 5/3 = 166. (how long has DDR333 been around annyway? sheesh I feel out of touch... ) __________________ There's a Jailbreak banner for every map. <tarquin> great work on the llama hud, Wormbo. I really felt like puking

6th Jan 2002, 01:13 AM	#2
little darlin Clandestino Join Date: Apr. 3rd, 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,228	PC800 RDRAM.

6th Jan 2002, 07:43 AM	#5
ZenPirate Living Legend (and moderator) Join Date: Nov. 21st, 2000 Location: New York Posts: 7,468	[crotchety old man]RDRAM is the devil's tool[/crotchety old man]

6th Jan 2002, 11:26 AM	#7
purice coon dog Join Date: Dec. 19th, 1999 Posts: 1,297	there are different boards that use different RAM. rambus boards were the first. the socket 478 p4t-e is a follow-up from the socket 423 p4t. i've built quite a few systems with it and its performance is pretty damn nice. http://www.asus.com/mb/socket478/p4t-e/overview.htm p4 + sdram boards such as the p4b followed. between you and me, they suck. it really shows. http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socket478/p4b/overview.htm VIA was first on the block to offer p4 + 266ddr. http://www.via.com.tw/jsp/en/products/apollo/P4X266.jsp intel wasn't very happy with this. SiS released the 645 not too long after with intel's 'blessing' http://www.tbreak.com/hard/mobo/sis645/page1.html SiS and VIA are both working on/releasing ddr 333 solutions. the p4 + ddr boards are quite fast. with the ram clocked at 333 it will only be better.

6th Jan 2002, 12:28 PM	#9
purice coon dog Join Date: Dec. 19th, 1999 Posts: 1,297	ddr333 hasn't been around long at all. here's some more to chew on: http://www.extremetech.com/article/0...p%253D4,00.asp

6th Jan 2002, 12:45 PM	#10
I_B_Bangin habitual line stepper Join Date: Aug. 6th, 2000 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 3,427	Rdram is more expensive and probably won't last very long. If crucial won't even carry it, I wouldn't make an investment in a motherboard that requires RDRAM. __________________ I will preach Heaven and beat the hell out of you!

6th Jan 2002, 02:02 PM	#12
LordKhaine I sing the body electric... Join Date: Dec. 6th, 1999 Location: UK Posts: 5,635	I recall hearing somewhere that P4 mobos that take DDR ram suck shrug And performance with rdram isnt bad, its just more expensive and not as good __________________ ~LordKhaine~ All your hidden faces, Your seven veils unfold. Give me forbidden places, All your tales untold. Give me ever and always, Ever and always, Body and soul

6th Jan 2002, 05:28 PM	#13
tarquin design is flawed Join Date: Oct. 11th, 2000 Location: UK Posts: 3,928	what's happened to the mythical nVidia nForce m0b0? that was supposed to have GeForce 2MX graphics built-in... __________________ There's a Jailbreak banner for every map. <tarquin> great work on the llama hud, Wormbo. I really felt like puking

6th Jan 2002, 05:38 PM	#14
purice coon dog Join Date: Dec. 19th, 1999 Posts: 1,297	here's asus' version: http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socketa/a7n266-e/overview.htm

6th Jan 2002, 07:02 PM	#16
purice coon dog Join Date: Dec. 19th, 1999 Posts: 1,297	here's the MSI flavor: http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/mainb...msi/k7n420pro/

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