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Old 03-12-2003, 03:24 AM
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Hello,
I have been searching the Internet for cheap RAM prices and I have recently come across the RAMBUS architecture. I have heard and found out that the bandwidth of this memory is very high and is therefore much faster than conventional memory types. However, I have also heard in a possibly outdated source that RAMBUS appears to have some disadvantages and that Intel were apparently "moving away" from this new type of RAM.

Does anyone use this type of RAM and would you recommend it over usual SDRAM types?

Thanks.
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The disadvantage is that its incredibly expensive. Intel thought that they could push people into using it by making RAMBUS only P4 motherboards. Of course other manufacturers came up with SDRAM Northbridges for the P4, and many people just switched to AMD. Intel have had to do a sharp u-turn to protect their processor and motherboard sales.
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