RDRAM: The leading form of RAM

RDRAM stands for Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory and it was one of the leading forms of RAM on the market during the late 90s and early 2000s. it was Developed in the late 1990s and the first computers to use RDRAM didn’t come out until 1999. However, it was on the market as early as 1996 and the tremendously high memory-to-cost ratio of RDRAM led Nintendo to utilize it in their Nintendo 64 console. Sony also saw the value in RDRAM and it was chosen for the Sony Playstation 2 console for its charge and volume.
RDRAM is considered to be high quality and well manufactured and its design is meant to optimize cost and as such it has a predisposition to run hot. Gamers who owned Nintendo 64 or Playstation 2 consoles often complained of the heat produced by these chips and numerous of the early Playstation 2’s were prone to heat-caused motherboard failure due to inadequate ventilation and fan powe. This was not a problem for the Nintendo 64 and since the Nintendo 64 did not use a CD-ROM for games.
RDRAM is also known to have significant latency problems due to its design and its motherboards can accommodate more RDRAM but do not have all of their slots filled must have a spacer installed to permit the data to flow properly. Most preassembled computers that use RDRAM already have all available slots filled.

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