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First post, by renejr902

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Is this geforce 4 mx-440se a 128 bit with sdram at 166 mhz ?

Hi! because is it 64 bit with sdram at 166mmhz its not good, even for a rare pci geforce 4 card. Thanks for answer. i checked the datasheet. but im not sure if its 8 ram chip for parralel 64 bit or 128 bit.

Thanks a lot, i have a great deal for it

https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/do … S6616A4A-6.html

Reply 1 of 7, by renejr902

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ok i found it, it should be this one

Reply 2 of 7, by dionb

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I'd trust looking up the specs of the RAM chips more as specs of cards were subject to continuous change.

Method is the same as with your previous card bus width questions:
- read the name of the chips off (seller) photograph > here: VDS6616A4A-6
- look up datasheet of said chip and see what width it is > here: 1M x 16Bit x 4 Banks
- count total number of chips on card, multiply by width of one chip > here: 16b x 8 = 128b

Try it yourself on your next card.

Reply 3 of 7, by renejr902

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dionb wrote on Yesterday, 06:12:
I'd trust looking up the specs of the RAM chips more as specs of cards were subject to continuous change. […]
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I'd trust looking up the specs of the RAM chips more as specs of cards were subject to continuous change.

Method is the same as with your previous card bus width questions:
- read the name of the chips off (seller) photograph > here: VDS6616A4A-6
- look up datasheet of said chip and see what width it is > here: 1M x 16Bit x 4 Banks
- count total number of chips on card, multiply by width of one chip > here: 16b x 8 = 128b

Try it yourself on your next card.

thanks a lot for your answer. i was not sure if 8 chips at 16 bit was automatically 128 bit. i bought it. 17,50$ US for a PCI geforce 4 mx440SE is a good price. geforce 2 and 4 in pci are rare and too much expensive on ebay

Reply 4 of 7, by The Serpent Rider

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166MHz "VData" SDRAM is definitely not good. Something like Quadro 4 NVS 100 has 64-bit 200 MHz DDR from major brands. Still better than GeForce 2 MX PCI though.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 5 of 7, by renejr902

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The Serpent Rider wrote on Yesterday, 07:47:

166MHz "VData" SDRAM is definitely not good. Something like Quadro 4 NVS 100 has 64-bit 200 MHz DDR from major brands. Still better than GeForce 2 MX PCI though.

dionb wrote on Yesterday, 06:12:
I'd trust looking up the specs of the RAM chips more as specs of cards were subject to continuous change. […]
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I'd trust looking up the specs of the RAM chips more as specs of cards were subject to continuous change.

Method is the same as with your previous card bus width questions:
- read the name of the chips off (seller) photograph > here: VDS6616A4A-6
- look up datasheet of said chip and see what width it is > here: 1M x 16Bit x 4 Banks
- count total number of chips on card, multiply by width of one chip > here: 16b x 8 = 128b

Try it yourself on your next card.

yeah my goal was to find a PCI geforce 2 mx to be more correct with timeline. But at least this geforce 4 will perform similar.

I'm still ok for this build with 166mhz sdram at 128 bit, but i didnt want 64bit, bandwitdh will be too low.

I have a geforce 4 440mx agp at 64bit at 200mhz ddr and the result was acceptable for this build, so its ok. but the agp port is taken by the voodoo 3 8mb.

QUESTIONS:

I will add some cooling metal block on memory and try to overclock it from 166mhz to 200mhz. is it very risky ?
Maybe try to overclock the core from 250mhz to 270mhz too ?

Thanks for answer

Reply 6 of 7, by The Serpent Rider

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That memory does not require additional cooling and I doubt it will help with overclocking. There's no risk, only disappointment.

I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.

Reply 7 of 7, by renejr902

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The Serpent Rider wrote on Yesterday, 13:46:

That memory does not require additional cooling and I doubt it will help with overclocking. There's no risk, only disappointment.

ok thanks for answer 🤣