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To: richard surckla who wrote (26663)	8/8/1999 3:25:00 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 93625

Lots of good reading on the thread lately.... It sure feels like we are getting close to a launch date. Everyone is checking and rechecking their assumptions. The role of Rambus in PC memory remains a great question. In following Dan3's comments, did I sense him coming around just a little there at the end? Hmmmmm

To: richard surckla who wrote (26663)	8/8/1999 3:32:00 PM
From: pompsander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Interesting benchmarking on Apollo 133. If VIA is going to make it on this product it better "pump it up". If Rambus benchmarks come out fabulous in late September, the PC 133 debate could be over before it really begins.

To: richard surckla who wrote (26663)	8/8/1999 3:45:00 PM
From: Dan3	Respond to of 93625

Re: VIA APOLLO PRO 133 CHIPSET REVIEW It's an interesting review - I have seen it before. The problems faced by a processor running at 100MHZ coupled to a 133MHZ bus are clearly demonstrated and discussed. This issue is a substantial factor in the Samsung white paper as well. Without a chip running at 133 fsb, a 133 fsb memory has problems. Another example of why, if intel can dominate processors and chipsets, rambus is a sure winner. But this review isn't particularly relevant for comparing memory technologies. Had there been much interest in doing so, they would have tested the CPU at 133 and 100 fsb on the same board(some cpus can be run at those speeds without problems) 3x133 and 4x100 would have been a pretty obvious test. Such tests have been run at various performance sites - take a look at: tomshardware.com and compare the 448 (4x112) with the 450 (4.5x100) With SDRAM, system performance goes up about 3-5% for every 33% increase in memory speed (all other things being held equal). Almost every major RAM manufacturer is preparing to ship PC133. There are almost certainly some CPUs in the pipe to use it. If systems run slower when ram runs faster, the rambus must really be doomed, eh? ;-) Dan