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To: richard surckla who wrote (54349)	9/21/2000 1:28:51 AM
From: Dan3	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 93625

Conclusion DDR SDRAM is here to stay. It is a very cost effective and high-performance solution, even for Pentium III systems which are limited by the FSB frequency. People who want to buy a whole new PIII system may prefer a solution with DDR SDRAM, as it is poised to be a very popular memory technology in the next years. In addition to inexpensive modules, many chipsets supporting DDR are due to arrive shortly, including those from AMD, VIA, Ali, and SiS. Of course, our review does not show the full potential of DDR SDRAM, as systems with larger CPU to chipset pipelines, such as the Athlon and Pentium 4, will benefit much more substantially. One of our sources told us that PC2100 DDR SDRAM offers a 17% (!) boost when running Quake 3 (16 bit) compared to a typical Athlon system with PC133 SDRAM. That is a larger increase than you would see from an upgrade to a 1.1 Ghz Athlon from an 800 Mhz chip. Read the full review here: aceshardware.com It's over for RDRAM. Rambus is left with the lawsuit - which is worth quite a bit, but probably a lot less than $80 a share, given the risk and loss of time value. Dan