xinetd and dream machines

[Brian Densmore]

AMD are the fastest CPUs on the market. Ignore the CPU speed,
meaningless number in today's chips. AMD chips blow away Intel in all
tests these days, provided you compare comparable chips.
SDRAM is cheap and likely to stay so.
If you get any CPU over 1GHz you'd better be thinking about DDR or
RDRAM.
RDRAM is likely to outstrip DDR ... in the future (not until 2003).
DDR 2700 is faster than anything else on the market 
 up to >50% faster than SDRAM, 5-10% than 1066 DRDRAM
If you are going to be doing gaming go for DDR, 
if you want price/performance you could try 150 SDRAM (speed difference
will be noticeable)

400MHz vs. 266MHz not even a comparison
If you are going to RDRAM you'd better get 533 MHz
that 400MHz is 200MHz (on each transition)
a 266MHz will smoke a 400 MHz
Remember this is an apples and oranges thing.

RDRAM 400MHz bus ~= 200 MHz DRAM bus
(now this is based on reality not theory. Theoretically the 400 MHz
RDRAM bus is actually capable of attaining this speed. Hasn't happened.)

PC800 RDRAM ~= 1600 DDR 
[BTW 1600 DDR = 200MHz bus(i.e 100 *2), 2100 = 266, 2400 = 300, 2700 =
332]

Right now there is a tech slump. So it's a buyers market. That slump is
starting to turn around from what I see, but slowly. Things can change
fast though. Another earthquake in Japan and prices will sky-rocket.
They're about due. Just gut instinct, YMMV.

DDR and RDRAM are neck and neck, DDR slightly less. DDR is about 2x
DRAM.

That's about all the insight I have.

Enjoy,
Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rusty [mailto:kujayhawkbb at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 11:48 AM
> To: Brian Densmore
> Subject: RE: xinetd
> 
> 
> Really? What makes you say that? Perhaps I should start buying a
> piece here and there and just put it all together later? I'm
> still torn between AMD and Intel for the chip....and using DDR
> vs. SDRAM or (gulp!) RDRAM....
> I mean, a 400Mhz motherboard does have its allure vs. a 266Mhz
> with AMD. I haven't checked prices for awhile so I'm not sure
> how much difference there is in cost..or performance. Any
> insights?
> 
> Rusty
> 
> --- Brian Densmore <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com> wrote:
> > Tell me about it! Prices are so damn cheap now, but I fear
> > they won't
> > last much longer.
> > 
> > Brian
> 
> 
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