Jackmackg Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Should some one get a DDR3 or DDR2 based PC? Is it worth the price difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campo. Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Depends on the rest of the components. DDR3 will be more future proof. And DDR2 will start getting expensive very soon, just like DDR did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roastyleg Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 depends on if your mobo supports ddr3 and how good pc is, you dont want ddr2 on a awsome rig. and yea good future proofing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjaysongalang Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 DDR3 is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cursed Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Recently the price of DDR2 has soared, it's got to the point where it is practically the same price as DDR3, I wouldn't bother with DDR2. In fact, I am considering swapping my AM2 Motherboard and DDR2 for an AM3 one with DDR3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike752 Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Recently the price of DDR2 has soared, it's got to the point where it is practically the same price as DDR3, I wouldn't bother with DDR2. In fact, I am considering swapping my AM2 Motherboard and DDR2 for an AM3 one with DDR3. Agreed, and DDR3 is coming down. I just got some OCZ DDR3 1600 RAM for $79, plus $20 off with the combo deal with the new graphics card (Powercolor AX4870), however the combo deal is now over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I was just reading, somewhat dated article, within the last year though, that DDR2 is the defacto amongst all PC makers presently and that DDR3 is not being adopted as fast as DDR2, the performance has not shown much promise, which is somewhat surprising. No doubt you've heard by now, USB 3.0 is pushed back from projected release, while DDR3 may have been out the gate too early as well, it's not hard to get, but it's not seeing major in-roads. On graphics cards you'll see GDDR3, which is slightly different then the Desktop variant. Price on Ram is projected to rise, so if you see a deal, get it, no matter what it is, like gas, strike while the iron is hot!! I always need RAM in my case! I have available some of my own I can't use, if anyone in the States is looking, mainly laptop. I collected a PC66 stick as low as they go for SDRAM I believe, and so far, it's being rejected from all the motherboards! It's HP brand so that's no issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campo. Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Slamman - Graphics card manufacturers are already using GDDR5. And USB 3.0 is almost out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 "almost out" is not what I read, it's been pushed back, only recently. I've not seen any GDDR5. That is news to me, and don't "Slam" me for not keeping up with all the latest, I put Techspot as my landing page so I read their tech news updates weekly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 "almost out" is not what I read, it's been pushed back, only recently. I've not seen any GDDR5. That is news to me, and don't "Slam" me for not keeping up with all the latest, I put Techspot as my landing page so I read their tech news updates weekly Please, f*ck off. Many ATI Radeon Graphics Cards and nVidia's next series all use GDDR5, USB 3.0 is launched, you're way too f*cking behind the curve to help ANYONE here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campo. Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Maybe if you read a decent tech news site you would know this slamman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReVolut1on7 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) There is absolutely minimal performance difference between DDR2 and -3 gaming wise, but DDR3 is quickly becoming the standard so if you can find a good deal, then go for it. And Joe., you don't have the right to tell anyone to "f*ck off". No one knows everything. I find it amusing how many forum members, even moderators, try to make themselves look like tough guys by spreading the F-word all over the place. It only shows how immature you are. And do you think that censoring the 'U'-letter makes it anyhow better? Come on.. You should show some respect to a senior community member. Honestly, I wouldn't expect any better behaviour from children today. Edited November 3, 2009 by ReVolut1on7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) And Joe., you don't have the right to tell anyone to "f*ck off". No one knows everything. I find it amusing how many forum members, even moderators, try to make themselves look like tough guys by spreading the F-word all over the place. It only shows how immature you are. And do you think that censoring the 'U'-letter makes it anyhow better? Come on.. You should show some respect to a senior community member.Honestly, I wouldn't expect any better behaviour from children today. I have the right to do whatever the f*ck I want, if I get banned then too bad, swearing has nothing to do with it, it's part of my vocabulary and you're the one making a big deal about it which in effect, makes you the immature one for bringing it up. Also, if you knew anything about this forum, you'd know that the forum does the censoring itself. And senior community member? I've been here nearly as long as Slamman (I had another account that I stopped using due to wanting a new name if you didn't know), I've been on this forum much longer than you unless you're a PBM so don't try to pass me off as a noob and child, maybe YOU should stop being a hypocrite and show respect to a senior community member. Also, saying NF200 is For the Win proves you know jack sh*t about computers, it adds latency, lowers FPS and runs hotter than the sun (Sadly, only the last bit is sarcasm), what is win about that? I was actually about to edit my post and add the bit below when I saw yours GK. On topic: DDR3 and DDR2 make next to no difference for most apps, only memory intensive ones like WinRAR, Movie editing, etc, just go for whatever is cheaper total (Motherboard if you need one + CPU if you need one + RAM) Edited November 3, 2009 by Joe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 And lets stop the argument about who is right, and lets get back on topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 (edited) Maybe if you read a decent tech news site you would know this slamman. Which site are you recommending, sir? My statement is that DDR2 rollout was underway, then comes DDR3 with little to support it, as 64bit was heralded into the market place, there wasn't a real infrustructure for it. Timing and support are reasons developments fail. Also standardizing plays a role in over all widespread acceptance. We could skip over DDR3 if they are up to version 5 already! Edited November 3, 2009 by Slamman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebernanut Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 We could skip over DDR3 if they are up to version 5 already! GDDR and DDR are two separate types of memory. GDDR is used on graphic cards and DDR is system memory. GDDR5 has been around for a while now, I believe ATI started using it first on some of the 4000 series cards. Also DDR3 is a completely different situation than 64 bit since 64 bit needs to be implemented at the hardware level(CPU), OS level, and the program needs to be coded for 64 bit before you see any benefits. DDR3 only requires the memory itself and a motherboard that supports DDR3 to show performance increases in any program that accesses memory frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Thanks, but I was throwing a joke up there, I mentioned they were different, but Ram is Ram as well, memory has characteristics in common as well. I just think that with AMD's use and ties to Ram, that maybe the more important factor, choosing that over Intel. I also drew more warning on this thread, so I'm leaving it at that, I am saying DDR3 had no strong improvement over the existing DDR2, as far as I had read on it, so I was just happy to have DDR2 finally. I tend to get the hand-me-downs tech wise anyway, and my perspective is somewhat colored by that, but I do read tech stuff on a regular basis, contrary to some belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campo. Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 You tend to get the hand me down tech? What's your highest-spec PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado Rex Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 You tend to get the hand me down tech? What's your highest-spec PC? Seriously dude, quit acting like your PC is all amazing. It's not. On-topic: Personally I didn't notice a difference between DDR2 and DDR3. Like many have said. Go with what's cheaper. ~ Proud Supporter of the Child's Play Charity! | GTANET + Child's Play ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 My AMD64, one of the higher performers, but the Pentium 4 HT at 3.2 is the best hardware I own desktop wise, the laptop Acer 4710 is the best portable, I can't do better then that, I wanted so long to have PCI Express, I just keep making less and less income, and now my temp job dried up, I am back looking for work again, it's terrible and not something I appreciate people making light of, I liked the job I had, it was seasonal however, and they just had lack of work available. The PCs are all used these days, the first one was store bought, however, I still shop the retail outlets, and as Charming Charlie pointed out as well, there are some deals on Newegg, etc. Just have to keep on browsing. I agree with the lackluster specs on DDR3, it may appear as the latest, but simply not the greatest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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