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To: fyodor_ who wrote (71147)	2/8/2002 12:45:12 PM
From: Elmer	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 275872

On the topic of Banias, is it (publicly) known whether it will feature integrated graphics and memory like Timna? I don't believe the answer to that question is public at this time. I hope Intel wasn't so intimidated by the Timna Rambus failure that they won't integrate the memory controller again. The benefit in both performance and total system cost make it a very important step, IMHO. Ondie cache goes a long way toward solving that problem plus Intel designs for a shared bus SMP architecture. With an ondie memory controller you'd be limited to single CPU systems unless Intel changes their SMP approach. Then there's hyper threading.... EP

To: fyodor_ who wrote (71147)	2/8/2002 5:31:31 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 275872

fyo, on integrating the memory controller, I'm a little concerned that the Hammer's memory controller may be eclipsed by new memory technologies. It's supposed to support PC1600, PC2100 and PC2700, but by time it's available, one of the quad data rate versions of SDRAM will probably be coming available. PC1600 is long gone already, and by the end of the year I expect PC2700 will be the same price as PC2100. By the way, will Clawhammer support both 64-bit-wide and 128-bit-wide memory interface (requiring DDR in pairs)? Or is it only 64-bit or only 128-bit-wide? Petz