I'm shopping for a new computer to trade from and learning alot along the way. As far as desktop memory goes; I know the PC1066 RDRAM is better than the PC2700 DDRAM, but you can get 1024mb of DDRAM for the same price as 512mb RDRAM. I'm mostly using this for daytrading on two monitors. I know there's better/faster DDRAM on the way, and Intel is phasing out RDRAM all together, but I need to decide between those two memories right now.
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512mb RDRAM or 1024mb DDRAM?
- Thread starter Dave K
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RD RAM is probably a waste of money for what you want to do. Unless you're doing something specialised like 3D animation, you will not benefit from RD RAM.
Runningbear
Runningbear
To me, I'd rather have the higher amount of Ram that is fast enough anyway, rather than a lesser amount of RAM which is faster but not enough faster.
Some of the things I run are very memory & CPU intensive and I can't justify the additional cost of 1024 RDRAM over DDRAM.
So the new machine I've just had put together has 1024 DDRAM and I've spent the extra money on a fast good quality motherboard and the fastest CPU I could manage...
My 0.02c
Natalie
Some of the things I run are very memory & CPU intensive and I can't justify the additional cost of 1024 RDRAM over DDRAM.
So the new machine I've just had put together has 1024 DDRAM and I've spent the extra money on a fast good quality motherboard and the fastest CPU I could manage...
My 0.02c
Natalie
It really has do with the chipset at this point and time. I would go with the 875 chipset w/ DDR. Rambus memory is being phased out by Intel.
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=16343
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?threadid=16343
Quote from Dave K:
I'm shopping for a new computer to trade from and learning alot along the way. As far as desktop memory goes; I know the PC1066 RDRAM is better than the PC2700 DDRAM, but you can get 1024mb of DDRAM for the same price as 512mb RDRAM. I'm mostly using this for daytrading on two monitors. I know there's better/faster DDRAM on the way, and Intel is phasing out RDRAM all together, but I need to decide between those two memories right now.
My 2 machines run with PC100 and DDR 2100 ram. No obvious difference, so I doubt either ram would make a difference for your system... though DDR seems like the more practical choice.