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bright-byte · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: ddr2 vs ddr3 ram

which one should I go for?. isn't ddr3 ram faster the ddr2?. I will be playing a lot of games which is better for me.

OSIRIS · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

I ask this same question 3 days ago and this was what I got.

DDR3 is newer than DDR2. DDR2 is still the most commonly used. And for the Price/Performance ratio DDR2 is better than DDR3.

I would say get DDR2.

Psy · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

If you want the cutting edge stuff, then DDR3 is what you need. Although it still comes at a premium (ie. damned expensive) and you need to make sure you have a decent motherboard and processor to go along with it happily. For general gaming though DDR2 is more than enough. Most people would say get some high-end DDR2 RAM with low timings and go the overclocking route to squeeze the most out of it.

~Psy

Humper · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:40 am Post subject:

You don't gain almost anything with ddr3.
The only thing you gain is that it needs less voltage.

Regards Humper

Tofu · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 9:53 am Post subject:

Humper · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Psy · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:37 am Post subject:

DDR3 is faster than DDR2 (if we say everything is at standard speeds and timings)... its not just a lower voltage requirement. That would hardly warrant any mention at all let alone them release a new standard.

Tofu · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:06 am Post subject:

indiana · Newbie cheater Reputation: 0 Joined: 29 Aug 2008 Posts: 24

DDR3 will be big deal (quite better performance) together with the upcoming Intel Core i7, which will be 3-channel.

Sup3R C3r34L · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

DDR3 has higher latency (slower) but more bandwidth (faster), it is better but not really practical yet.

Cheetah · Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:53 pm Post subject:

DDR3 is slower if anything, and it's also far more expensive. The only benefit to DDR3 is if you intend to do heavy overclocking.