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MegalosSkylaki · May 6th, 2002, 11:38 PM

I was on the Intel site this morning. Ran out of time and patience.

I'll have to check the architecture of the 256k Celeron.

Would I am driving at am concerned with is that a a lot of dopey stuff gets released --because "the public wants it ". Didn't Intel buils a P3 with RRIMM some time ago?

Now if the DDR memory (1700 , 2100) needs a "real" Pentium III to realize its potential, and they are expensive suckers, then the project is doomed to higher cost regardless of a $30 Mobo.

If I go with a hi-end Celeron,what am I giving up ?

Am I giving up the advantage --except for warehousing them on a usable machine--of DDR memory? Who knows what memory will be in use two years from now.

Figure anything (e.g. DDR Memory) should "earn" its way N-o-w. If it won't with a Celeron--then maybe I'm forced to shell out for a Pentium 3. It's a practical problem as well as theoretical.

So let me tweak the question a bit: will a Celeron 256k (or 128k) be able to "keep up" with the DDR 2100 ?

Or will these just be one of those dopey mismatches the industry sometimes pulls because people don't know better or bother to ask ?

My understanding is that DDR needs a certain environment to exhibet performance benefits over SDRAM. I am wondering if even a hi-end Celeron "takes away" from a P3 what it needs to give it that .

ThanX, DOOOOOG

May 6th, 2002, 11:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
MegalosSkylaki Prof. of DooGlian Studies Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nr. GroundZero NYC Posts: 5,507	I was on the Intel site this morning. Ran out of time and patience. I'll have to check the architecture of the 256k Celeron. Would I am driving at am concerned with is that a a lot of dopey stuff gets released --because "the public wants it ". Didn't Intel buils a P3 with RRIMM some time ago? Now if the DDR memory (1700 , 2100) needs a "real" Pentium III to realize its potential, and they are expensive suckers, then the project is doomed to higher cost regardless of a $30 Mobo. If I go with a hi-end Celeron,what am I giving up ? Am I giving up the advantage --except for warehousing them on a usable machine--of DDR memory? Who knows what memory will be in use two years from now. Figure anything (e.g. DDR Memory) should "earn" its way N-o-w. If it won't with a Celeron--then maybe I'm forced to shell out for a Pentium 3. It's a practical problem as well as theoretical. So let me tweak the question a bit: will a Celeron 256k (or 128k) be able to "keep up" with the DDR 2100 ? Or will these just be one of those dopey mismatches the industry sometimes pulls because people don't know better or bother to ask ? My understanding is that DDR needs a certain environment to exhibet performance benefits over SDRAM. I am wondering if even a hi-end Celeron "takes away" from a P3 what it needs to give it that . ThanX, DOOOOOG