DDR3 is now out...

[supersunbird]

Just for you folks to know (expensive now and not much use yet)...

 

[|tera|]

Thanks SSB, I guess all manufacturers will be releasing new mobos now

 

[supersunbird]

They already have, it features the new Intel P35 chipset which can uses DDR2 and DDR3 depending on whats the motherboard maker implements and the chipset features a improved memory controller, in tests it delivers 5% real world increase over the 975X (previous top intel chipset) even when using the same DDR2...

 

[|tera|]

And the AMD equivelants SSB? I could google, but my mind is blank

 

[supersunbird]

And the AMD equivelants SSB? I could google, but my mind is blank

No DDR3 on AMD yet, would need socket AM3 to come out since AMD has onboard memory controllers, their controllers would handle DDR2 and DDR3 if I remember correctly.

Not any performance improvement on DDR3 yet anyway...

 

[The_Techie]

And here I am still using DDR-400...

 

[|tera|]

And here I am still using DDR-400...

Me too actually And my trusty socket 939 AMD

I need to buy a dual core processor, but I'll do it sometime this year, then I should have a cool enough pc for another year or two.

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

Same, 939 and DDR400 ftw! The Golden Years...

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

btw, for anyone who's interested, heres "the" article : http://www.anandtech.com/memory/showdoc.aspx?i=2989

 

[Brawler]

Same, 939 and DDR400 ftw! The Golden Years...

lol, quoted for truth

 

[supersunbird]

I myself am still on a socket 939 with 2GB DDR400, glad im not alone...

 

[StoneCold]

Count me in as well boys, myself also still running socket 939 with 2GB DDR400

 

[adsl3g]

I myself am still on a socket 939 with 2GB DDR400, glad im not alone...

Oh dear - you probably drool over some components you get for customers

 

[Re83L]

I need to buy a dual core processor, but I'll do it sometime this year, then I should have a cool enough pc for another year or two.

If I were you I'd just wait till the quadcore processors become cheaper...

 

[feo]

Same here, 939 and DDR400

 

[wizdumb]

I myself am still on a socket 939 with 2GB DDR400, glad im not alone...

:lol: and here i thought i was one of the lonely few left, maybe we should start a cult

 

[S1ght]

hmm....AM2 with DDR2 400

 

[supersunbird]

Oh dear - you probably drool over some components you get for customers

Tell me about it...

 

[Ekhaatvensters]

Well I'm also 2GB of DR400, seems to be the magic number right now.

How much better is the performance of say 667 or 800 DDR2 RAM? Obviously I'm not going to bother upgrading my board and chip just for the RAM, but I'd like to know...

 

[dotVIBE]

yeehaw!

socket 939 w. 2GB DDR400 FTW! i am not alone