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[dethangel]

i was just wondering about the speed (if pc 3200 is faster than pc 2700, cuz if so, ima hafta buy some pc3200 when i buy that board, lol) but what that looks like to me is that pc 3200/2700 is the same speed (maybe 400mhz ddr?)and pc 2100/1600 is the same speed (333mhz ddr?) just curious about the real ##

 

[DoZZ]

PC4000 = 500mhz = DDR500 = 4.0Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth
PC3700 = 466mhz = DDR466 = 3.7Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth
PC3500 = 433mhz = DDR433 = 3.5Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth
PC3200 = 400mhz = DDR400 = 3.2Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth
PC2700 = 333mhz = DDR333 = 2.7Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth
PC2100 = 266mhz = DDR266 = 2.1Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth
PC1600 = 200mhz = DDR200 = 1.6Gb/s Single Channel Bandwidth

With DDR the PCxxxx ratings indicate maximum bandwidth in
megabytes per second, as opposed to clock frequency. Now
with dual Channel setup bandwith almost doubles.
I hope this helps you understand the ratings a little better.

 

[Apokalipse]

have you heard of RDRAM? (PC800/1066)

PC800 = 800 MHZ
PC1066 = 1066 MHZ

unfortunately ive only found one M/B compatible: the GA-8IHXP:

PROCESSOR
Socket 478 for Intel® mPGA478 Pentium® 4 processor in 478 pin package
533/400 MHz FSB

CHIPSET
Intel®850E / ICH4
Promise PDC20276 RAID controller chip
Creative CT5880 controller chip
Realtek LAN chip
Super I/O: Winbond 83627HF chip
Smart I/O: Winbond Smart@ I/O chip
NEC 720100 USB2.0 controller chip

MEMORY
Type: RAMBUS PC1066/ PC800 184 pin
Max capacity: Up to 2 GB by 4 RIMM slots

Connector
1 x AGP universal slot (4x/2x-AGP 2.0 compliant), supports 1.5v display card only
6 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant)
2 x UDMA ATA 133/100/66 Bus Master IDE ports
2 x UDMA ATA 100/66 Bus Master IDE ports
4 onboard USB 2.0 connectors (8 ports by cable with rear USB bracket)
Memory Stick / Security Digital / Smart Card Reader connectors
1 x FDD port
SP/DIF output (with rear bracket)
3 x cooling fan pin headers

Rear Panel
2 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN port
2 x COM ports
Audio (1 x Line-in / 1 x Line-out / 1 x Mic) connector
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
1 x joystick

CPU / AGP / DIMM setting
CPU FSB / Multiplier / Vcore Voltage adjustable via BIOS
AGP Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS
DIMM Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS

BIOS
GIGABYTE patented DualBIOS™ technology
2 x 4M bit flash ROM, enhanced ACPI feature for PC98/ Win98/ Win2000/Me/NT/CE/XP compliance, Green, PnP, DMI, INT 13 (>8.4GB) and Anti-Virus functions
IDE #1-#4, SCSI, LS120, ZIP, CD-ROM and USB bootable
AC recovery ON / OFF control

H / W Monitoring
System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS
H / W detect and report power-in voltage, CPU voltage, and fan speed

Form Factor
ATX form factor, 4 layers PCB (30.5 x 23 cm)

Power
ATX power connector and ATX 12V connector
Power-off by Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP shut down and switch

Other Features
Suspend to RAM (STR)
Supports USB KB / MS wake up from S3
Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

Bundle Software
@BIOS™, Easy Tune™ 4, Q-Flash™, GMC™
Anti-Virus OEM version
GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager

Driver
Creative sound driver
Promise RAID controller driver (includes pure ATA 133 driver)
Intel® LAN driver
Winbond Smart I/O driver

 

[dethangel]

yah rd ram is pretty exclusive

 

[darthparth]

yea and rdram might just crap out eventually and go the way of the dinosaurs while ddr will remain, but nothin can beat dual channel ddr... (in coolness of the name of course)

 

[dethangel]

rd ram may be faster but it is prohibitively epensive and youre right, i think DDR is just gonna keep oging up in speed and one day will be faster than rd ram, but cost less

and btw i changed my mind on the mobo/proc im getting heres the new links:

mobo= http://secure.newegg.com/app/specification.asp?item=13-131-459

$119

proc= http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1268

$262

 

[lalberro]

Thank you guys for answering.
Do any of you know a motherboard for P4, pin 478, ATX, 800 MHZ FSB, that suports RD RAM and AGP 8x?
I know the intel D850MV and D850MV2 both support RD RAM.
Thx

 

[dethangel]

i have never installed a new P4 mobo, do you think it will come with the newest ver of bios on it? if not how would i go about installing a new one? will it come with one at all?

 

[Apokalipse]

hey there's more than 1 M/B with RDRAM support?