One of the sticks in this RDRAM pair has had its heatspreader removed. It looks remarkably different to DDR SDRAM, thanks to the Rambus' proprietary technologies. Popular demand led to Intel abandoning RDRAM in favour of DDR, but the technology still lives on inside the PlayStation 2
 

One of the sticks in this RDRAM pair has had its heatspreader removed. It looks remarkably different to DDR SDRAM, thanks to the Rambus' proprietary technologies. Popular demand led to Intel abandoning RDRAM in favour of DDR, but the technology still lives on inside the PlayStation 2

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Vintage tech photos: remember any of these PC parts?

The PC Authority labs have been due for a cleanout and in the process we have uncovered a treasure trove of old hardware. In this gallery we look at the old 32-Bit Athlon and Duron CPUs from AMD as well as a collection of memory types from back at the turn of the century.

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