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To: AK2004 who wrote (48222)7/18/2001 3:39:24 PM
From: PetzRead Replies (2) of 275872
 
I'll repeat my "contest" concerning the i845 chipset, since no one even commented:

Which of the following statements is true about the i845 (P4 SDRAM chipset)?

1. Although the chipset supports DDR, Intel will not allow mobo's to enable this feature and will enforce this until 2002

2. Same as (1), but Intel will support DDR just in time for Christmas.

3. Actually, Intel WILL allow DDR mobo's, the whole story about the DDR feature being disabled is Intel baloney.

Then there's the question of how strongly Intel will push SDRAM P4 vs. RDRAM P4. Which of the following is true?

1. Intel will heavily push SDRAM in both business and consumer PC's

2. Intel will push SDRAM (or DDR) in consumer PC's but will continue to favor RDRAM in business PC's. (I know it's really up to the OEM's, but Intel can control what the OEM's do in various ways.)

3. Intel will push RDRAM for the top two speed grades and SDRAM (SDR or DDR) for all other speed grades.

My answers are (3) and (3). The reason I think DDR support will happen sooner, rather than later,
1) fear of an AMD marketing campaign (public or private) lambasting low P4 performance with SDR
2) sudden stop in free postage on DDR from Crucial

Petz
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