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Quad Pumped
Name: kdw75 Date: August 12, 2003 at 19:26:17 Pacific OS: Win XP CPU/Ram: Athlon XP2400/512
Comment:
Quick question: Why doesn't AMD use Quad Pumped memory??? I would think that would be easier than having to make everything run faster. Is there some down side to it? Sure seems to work well on the Intels from the benchmarks I have seen.
Name: Clive Date: August 13, 2003 at 11:20:34 Pacific
Reply:
I think it is because they haven't gotten to the point where the processors need quad pumped memory to run at peak efficiency. Amd has processors at 333mhz fsb which will run just fine on ddr400. Intel has a p4 running on 800mhz fsb but ddr400 only has a bus of 400mhz. So, they double it.
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Response Number 2
Name: Keith Date: August 15, 2003 at 01:20:07 Pacific
Reply:
Why wouldn't it help AMD? If it helps intel I would think it would help AMD?
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