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To: Steve Lee who wrote (77206)	3/8/2000 8:55:00 AM
From: gnuman	Respond to of 132070

Steve, re:<You need 8 SDRAM or DDR-RAM chips on a module. Rambus doesn't have this requirement.> Just as with SDRAM, the number of RAMBUS chips per module is a function of the device size and the module size. SDRAM comes in 32/64/128/256 Mb per device, and RDRAM comes in 64/128/256 Mb per device. For example, if you use 64Mb devices, both DIMM's and RIMM's require 8 chips for 64 MB. As SDRAM/DDRDRAM makers migrate production to the higher densities prices will come down the learning curve. (I can remember when 16MB SIMM's were $120.). The result will be higher module capacities at no increase in price, the history of the memory market. It won't be that long before 256 MB is the entry point for PC's. (Look how fast it went from 16 - 32 - 64MB). BTW, I've seen rumors the 840 mobo's are hard to get. What have you heard? Gene