Originally posted by: SexyK
Originally posted by: apoppin
Originally posted by: JellyBaby
apoppin, only memory benchmarks can really see the difference aside from the odd memory bandwidth-intensive game.
For instance, if you play 3D shooters using the Quake 3 engine, you may benefit slightly from RDRAM or OCed DDR. Otherwise the difference in performance is only theoretical. We're talking percentage increases in the single digits here and only in software that accesses memory a lot.
Well, it looks like the RDRAM supporters have no case to make on "bang for the buck" IF you overclock. AND with the future of RDRAM in serious doubt, it seems (at least for a Ferengi like me) DDR is the ONLY way to.
Thanks for helping to lay this to rest.
Well, i hope you're happy with your system, but calling the difference between a RDRAM system and a DDR system "theoretical" is pretty misguided I think. If you do any of the following, RDRAM will be noticably faster than DDR, at least in my experience:
1)Intensive 3d gaming. This one speaks for itself. Lots of games thrive on the extra "theoreticall" bandwith of RDRAM. Whether this is worth it is up to you. It will really be telling with next gen games though, as no ones care about 280 vs 300 FPS in quake 3 anymore. (See
this article at Tom's for those numbers) You can also see
here that the 850e scores about 52 fps in Commanche 4, which 845g and P4X333 score 48, which is almost a 10% difference. I think that's sizeable.
2)Photo Editing. Photoshop filters will be faster on the RDRAM based system, especially if you're working with large images.
3)Video Editing and Video Encoding. There are pretty major differences here also, IMO. When you're encoding a DivX movie that's going ot take 6 or 7 hours, a savings of 30 minutes is pretty good, I'd take it.
I'm sure there are other applications where there are differences, but these are the ones I use most, and where I see the most benefit from an RDRAM system in everyday use. Take it easy.
Kramer