What kind of ram is this? Came out of p4


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What you should do is toss out that machine before it give you any headaches. In all seriousness that ram was an attempt to bring a new standard to the table when DDR was introduced. It failed miserably for multiple reasons , most noticeably price and heat issues.

Invest in a new mobo/memory/cpu it would be cheaper than spending on new RAM-Bus memory.

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What you should do is toss out that machine before it give you any headaches. In all seriousness that ram was an attempt to bring a new standard to the table when DDR was introduced. It failed miserably for multiple reasons , most noticeably price and heat issues.

Invest in a new mobo/memory/cpu it would be cheaper than spending on new RAM-Bus memory.

I want a windows 9x machine and this machine is great at that

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I agree with Laughing Man. RDRAM is a total headache and Rambus pops in and out of court on a monthly basis due to all the patent trolling they did in the 90s.

Also, you should be able to get the supported processors for a board from the manufacturer's web site.

^Almost any junk motherboard should be fine for running 9x kernels.

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Or you could just upgrade and run a virtual 9X system. Seems silly to want a 9X machine these days.

It will be a gaming machine.... Which virtual machines fail at

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It's about 5 times the price of the equivalent amount of DDR2/3. Scary.

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It will be a gaming machine.... Which virtual machines fail at

I can't imagine a game which runs on 9x that a virtual machine couldn't play at this point, or hasn't been ported to a new version of Windows.

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I can't imagine a game which runs on 9x that a virtual machine couldn't play at this point, or hasn't been ported to a new version of Windows.

I am a geek I like making the most out of old hardware.... For a stereo I use a vacuum tube 1960s receiver with a turntable just the way I am

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How do I figure out which CPU is the last p4 proccessor that will work with this motherboard?

It will either be Socket 423 (for early Pentium 4s), 478 (most common), or LGA 775 (newest). If it's an LGA 775, you will be able to upgrade the processor to a Core 2 Duo or Quad; however, judging by the fact that you have RDRAM, it's very likely that your motherboard has a Socket 423 or maybe 478, in which case, it's not worth upgrading the processor. Run CPU-Z to make sure.

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I am a geek I like making the most out of old hardware.... For a stereo I use a vacuum tube 1960s receiver with a turntable just the way I am

You'll just be wasting money at fixing this, you can most likely build a new computer for the price it'll cost you to upgrade it. You could take the mobo out and start making an awesome table with it.

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I am a geek I like making the most out of old hardware.... For a stereo I use a vacuum tube 1960s receiver with a turntable just the way I am

A vacuum tube stereo is very different than trying to add some more life to a P4. Tubes, to some people, fundamentally sound better. Processors, on the other hand, and nearly continuously improving.

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You'll just be wasting money at fixing this, you can most likely build a new computer for the price it'll cost you to upgrade it. You could take the mobo out and start making an awesome table with it.

I already built a new computer

Its my money to waste.... Better than spending it on drugs or gambling :shrug:

A vacuum tube stereo is very different than trying to add some more life to a P4. Tubes, to some people, fundamentally sound better. Processors, on the other hand, and nearly continuously improving.

I also collect nes/snes/sega carts oh ya I got an apple IIe computer as well x

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I can sell you some RDRAM cheap if you havent already purchased it from ebay. How much are you looking for?

Unfort I already did buy it! but thats amazing of you!!! Thank you very much xx

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Hello,

That's a Rambus DRAM (RDRAM) Rambus Inline Memory Module (RIMM). These were 184-pin memory modules that came in capacities of 64MB to 512MB with speed ratings of:

  • PC-600 (266MHz clock, 1066MB/s bandwidth)
  • PC-700 (355MHz clock, 1420MB/s bandwidth)
  • PC-800 (400MHz clock, 1600MB/s bandwidth)
  • PC-1066 (533MHz clock, 2133MB/s bandwidth) (for 850E, might work with 850 depending upon chipset and CPU stepping and BIOS)

There were some even faster ratings, but those were the speeds I saw installed in desktop PCs and workstations.

The most common chipsets paired with RDRAM were the Intel 850 and 850E chipsets, which supported Socket 423 (Williamette) and Socket 478 (Northwood). The 850 chipset support 1.5GB of RDRAM, in the form of 2?512MB and 2?256MB pairs, while the 850E chipset supported 2GB (4?512MB).

Motherboard were either made with two or four RIMM sockets, and memory had to be installed in pairs. Unpopulated memory slots had to have electrical bus termination cards installed in them called continuity modules.

RDRAMs were made both with and without ECC, and you had to install the same kind in both pairs of sockets. If you installed two ECC pairs and two non-ECC pairs of RDRAM, ECC would be disabled across all.

For best results, though, you would want to get memory with the same timings and specifications, even if the densities were different (e.g., 512MB and 256MB modules for the 850 chipset).

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky

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Got the 1gb ram browsing is so much smoother.... Here is a screenshot from cpu-z unfort its missing alot of details can someone tell me whats the max cpu ghz i can put in here and also do you guys my windows 7 theme... I am really running windows 98

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