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To: Dave B who wrote (39652)	4/12/2000 9:53:00 AM
From: jim kelley	Respond to of 93625

It would be very interesting to see benchmarks on the dual rambus motherboards with and without dual processors. :)

To: Dave B who wrote (39652)	4/12/2000 9:53:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93625

Dave, It is not surprising that Rambus systems are scoring the highest scores, given that the fastest CPU's exclusively use Rambus memory. Let's see what happens when Athlon gets an onboard L2 and DDR. Scumbria

To: Dave B who wrote (39652)	4/12/2000 10:28:00 AM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Kinston & Rambus Kingston rolls out Rambus SO-RIMM modules for networking, communications applications Posted : 11 Apr 2000 Kingston Technology Company Inc. has announced its support for high-bandwidth networking and communications platforms utilizing Rambus memory technology. Besides using already available Rambus RIMM modules, a number of forthcoming platforms will use SO-RIMM modules, which achieve high bandwidth transfers using a smaller module form-factor than RIMM modules. The move was made in response to requests by leading telecom and networking companies earlier this year for 800MHz SO-RIMM modules. Kingston has set up a testing process for SO RIMM modules on Agilent 83000 platforms, and has already built and tested SO-RIMM modules. It currently tests 100 percent of its SO-RIMM products at their rated speed. The company will also provide Continuity SO-RIMM modules if needed by its customers. "We are beginning larger scale sampling of 800MHz 64MB and 128MB SO-RIMM modules in April, and will work closely with our technology customers to ensure that the SO-RIMM module production ramp will occur smoothly and quickly," adds a company official.

To: Dave B who wrote (39652)	4/12/2000 12:13:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

Dave, AMD's "Thunderbird" is scheduled to arrive in May or June, depending on various conditions. As for AMD's DDR chipset, I have no idea when that will be out. Probably Q3 or Q4. On the Intel side of the fence, Willamette will be here either in Q3 or Q4. My guess is late-Q3/early-Q4. Also, Via's DDR chipset for Pentium III won't be here until Q4, maybe even Q1 of next year. Considering that AMD is shooting for 13M Athlons sold this year, and a small fraction of that going into DDR systems, I don't think AMD's DDR chipset will amount to much. It's the DDR chipsets for higher-volume Intel processors that concern me. Tenchusatsu