P4T533

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I understand that I can us 32 bit RDRAM in this motherboard of different
sizes, I currently have 2 - 256 mb modules and want to keep one 256 mb and
add a 512 mb for a total of 768 mb is that OK? Thanks, Mike

Why all the spam on here all of a sudden, they don't have enough places to
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I understand that I can us 32 bit RDRAM in this motherboard of different
sizes, I currently have 2 - 256 mb modules and want to keep one 256 mb and
add a 512 mb for a total of 768 mb is that OK?
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The way I understand it, the answer is no -- RDRAM modules are
installed in pairs. You can have different size modules, as long as
there are two of each.
Why all the spam on here all of a sudden, they don't have enough places to
post this crap?
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Gotta post 'em somewhere, I suppose. Although I wouldn't mind if they
were on the receiving end of some Iraqi prison torture.


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John Smith said:
I understand that I can us 32 bit RDRAM in this motherboard of different
sizes, I currently have 2 - 256 mb modules and want to keep one 256 mb and
add a 512 mb for a total of 768 mb is that OK? Thanks, Mike
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Download the online manual and see what it says.
 
Your understanding is wrong.

RDRAM is not NECESSARILY installed in pairs. It depends on the
particular system.

It is used singly in Pentium 3 systems with 820 chipsets, and it is also
used singly in systems that use the 32-bit wide variety with 232 pin
modules. It is used in pairs in Pentium 4 systems that use the 16-bit
wide modules with 184 pins.
 
It is used singly in Pentium 3 systems with 820 chipsets, and it is also
used singly in systems that use the 32-bit wide variety with 232 pin
modules.
Indeed.

It is used in pairs in Pentium 4 systems that use the 16-bit
wide modules with 184 pins.
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Ah... that is the setup I'm most familiar with. Thanks for the
correction.


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Then if I only have 2 slots my only option is 2-512 mb modules if I want to
upgrade? That hardly makes it worth the expense at about $440 and my force
me to upgrade to the 875E platform, hmmm.... Thanks for your help, Mike
 
Then if I only have 2 slots my only option is 2-512 mb modules if I want to
upgrade? That hardly makes it worth the expense at about $440 and my force
me to upgrade to the 875E platform, hmmm.... Thanks for your help, Mike
 
Then if I only have 2 slots my only option is 2-512 mb modules if I want to
upgrade? That hardly makes it worth the expense at about $440 and my force
me to upgrade to the 875E platform, hmmm.... Thanks for your help, Mike
 
If you only have 2 memory slots on a P4 RDRAM system then you have the
32-bit wide 232-pin modules (in fact, it's almost certain that you have
an Asus P4T533 motherboard). In this case, if you have two 256 meg
modules, your only options are to add 512 meg modules, but you do have
the option of mixing one 512 meg module with one 256 meg module for 768
megs. (Even though it's RDRAM, these systems don't use modules in pairs,
so you can mix a 256 and a 512 meg module).

I can't argue that such an upgrade makes economic sense, however. While
the 256 meg RIMM 4200 modules are available at reasonable prices (you
can buy a pair of them, 512 megs, for about $100 on E-Bay), the 512 meg
modules are very expensive. Even when they show up on E-Bay (rarely,
but it does happen), they cost $150 to $200 each. At those prices, it
may be less expensive to replace the motherboard AND memory than to
upgrade such a system beyond 512 megabytes.

However, I have never seen a system as stable and reliable as a P4T533
(or P4T533-C), and with a 3.06 GHz CPU, they are very nearly as fast as
a system with an 800 MHz FSB (the FSB is slower, 800 MHz vs. 533 MHz,
but the memory is still faster, 1066 MHz vs. 800 MHz).
 
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