Topic: DDR - worth it?
started by: The_Stomper
My primary use of this machine is gonna be GAMES. Will the DDR give me a substantial edge, or should I save the extra bread and buy that 21" monitor?
I'm planning to slap a 1.0 or 1.2 GHz TBird (266 FSB) and a gF2 Pro into this, just in case that makes a difference in the DDR performance ... I don't think that a 1.0 could take advantage of the DDR well enough.
Opinions?
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Originally posted by Wolfguard:
Most glass marbles are about .67" in diameter.Here is a fun fact. Paintball guns are 68 caliber.
sorry, if I'm wrong.
If you already have a lot of SDRAM that you're thinking of putting in to your new system, then use that and save yourself some $$$.
If you have to get new memory for the system, then shell out the extra $$$ and get a DDR SDRAM system. DDR SDRAM isn't all that much more than SDRAM. Applications that have good 3DNow! optimization will show a pretty good performance increase. Insist on the AMD 760 chipset. The Via and ALi chipsets are a lot slower, and you won't save much $$$ by using them.
Side note : I've been playing around with MMX / SSE / 3DNow! instructions lately. On the Pentium IIs and IIIs, shuffling data around with MMX is no faster than using normal instructions. Using SSE cache prefetch gives you a tiny performance increase (about 3\%). On the Athlon, proper use of the 3DNow! cache prefetch instructions along with MMX results in 20-25\% more bandwidth 
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quote:
Originally posted by Wolfguard:
Most glass marbles are about .67" in diameter.Here is a fun fact. Paintball guns are 68 caliber.
< http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/prices/weekly_memory/2.shtml >
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Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here
This message has been edited by mqa on June 22, 2001 at 07:57 PM
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Originally posted by Sithiee:
either your getting raped in the ass on the 133 or youve found an incredibly deal on the 2100.
< http://www.sharkyextreme.com/hardware/prices/weekly_memory/2.shtml >
512MB PC133 SDR = เ
256MB PC2100 DDR = แ
My PC133 pricing q0WnZ SharyExtreme!
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quote:
Originally posted by Wolfguard:
Most glass marbles are about .67" in diameter.Here is a fun fact. Paintball guns are 68 caliber.
It won't be Windows' fault when your system mysteriously crashes every hour or so.
512MB SDRAM (pc-133) 踈
256MB DDR RAM (pc-2100) 赜
(these are some of the cheaper prices)
and -
MSI GeForce3 64MB/DDR/TV-out & Video-in 逘 
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quote:
Originally posted by The_Stomper:
128MB PC133 @ CAS2
how much??
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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here
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Originally posted by ASCIIMan:
In that case, the memory is most likely crap.It won't be Windows' fault when your system mysteriously crashes every hour or so.
It wouldn't surprise me. I've decided to go DDR after all; I think I'll appreciate the extra bandwidth.
Mmm ... 512MB Micron DDR (2x256MB) = USD.
Now, time to sell off my old parts. Anyone want:
Celeron II 566@850
ABit BH6
128MB PC133 @ CAS2
?
But for you ... ฤ (USD). Shippin' included. (Come on, how much can a stick of RAM weigh?)
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quote:
Originally posted by Wolfguard:
Most glass marbles are about .67" in diameter.Here is a fun fact. Paintball guns are 68 caliber.
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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here
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Originally posted by The_Stomper:
It wouldn't surprise me. I've decided to go DDR after all; I think I'll appreciate the extra bandwidth.Mmm ... 512MB Micron DDR (2x256MB) = USD.
Now, time to sell off my old parts. Anyone want:
Celeron II 566@850
ABit BH6
128MB PC133 @ CAS2?
< Micron 256MB PC2100 DDR - แ >
That's lifetime guaranteed, non-ECC Micron RAM there, and shipping is ~Ű (at cheapest).
I don't have any of my other crap up on eBay yet. I can probably find a buyer for them in town, but if I can't then to eBay they go.
Sithiee - I'm gonna have to wait to sell you the RAM until I've got my new parts, since that 128MB is all the RAM I got. Running w/o a computer simply isn't an option.
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Originally posted by Wolfguard:
Most glass marbles are about .67" in diameter.Here is a fun fact. Paintball guns are 68 caliber.
I'll buy all 3 from you...
I need to build my mother a system....
Any deal?
That's:
Celeron 566@850 (guaranteed by BigFoot Computers to run at 850)
FCPGA -> Slot1 adaptor
Golden Orb attached to CPU with Arctic Silver
ABit BH6 - supports any 100MHz FSB Coppermine
128MB PC133 CAS2
Whaddya think?
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Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here
Stomper -> Sithiee = 128MB PC133
Sithiee -> Stomper = ฤ USD
Stomper -> SLATE = Celeron II 850, BH6, Golden Orb, FCPGA-to-Slot1
SLATE -> Stomper = 贝 USD
How's this sound, all?
< 256MB PC2100 CAS2 DDR > = ฿.00 = 0wnage!
Looks like two of these are gonna find a good home in my FIC AD11.
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Originally posted by MattimeoZ80:
anyone have any good suggestions for good ddr motherboards...
Two words - < FIC AD11 >
This board contains large quantities of 0wnage. I suggest you buy one - if you're looking to build a new system I can show you a nice barebones deal.