DDR2 vs DDR3 tested head to head

[gvblake22]

I wouldn't worry about DDR3 that much Bailey. I think it will take AT LEAST a year for DDR3 to become mainstream and a viable alternative to DDR2.

[Dr. V]

Agreed. It isn't ready yet. When it does become mainstream, it will be around for a while though - you wait and see. Joker, you better get ready for an upgrade

I'm counting on AMD beating out Intel in the next CPU battle. I miss AMD - I'll always love it more than Intel, but at the end of the day, performance takes it. Guess we'll have to wait and see!

[One4yu2c]

Originally Posted by ST!X

I'm counting on AMD beating out Intel in the next CPU battle.

Good luck with that. Assuming AMD's Barcelona packs enough oomph to compel users away from Penryn (Intel's Core 2 refresh), they'll soon afterwards have to contend with Nehalem, which brings Intel into the integrated memory controller arena. Unfortunately for AMD, Intel isn't stubbornly sticking with a dated architecture, a la the Netburst/P4 days, and this is a much more offensively aggressive Intel than they've had to battle against for quite some time.

[Yellowhello]

I'll be skipping DDR3 (maybe), as I just got my new comp.

[Dr. V]

Oooo grab another 1GB of RAM man...you'll need at least that much. SOOOOO cheap now!!!

BTW if you want a cool design with red and yellow for a sig, lemme know, I'm open to all requests!!!

Now, on topic - I'm most likely gonna be going to DDR2 with quad (or octa) core.

[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Good luck with that. Assuming AMD's Barcelona packs enough oomph to compel users away from Penryn (Intel's Core 2 refresh), they'll soon afterwards have to contend with Nehalem, which brings Intel into the integrated memory controller arena. Unfortunately for AMD, Intel isn't stubbornly sticking with a dated architecture, a la the Netburst/P4 days, and this is a much more offensively aggressive Intel than they've had to battle against for quite some time.

Ain't that the truth! And even worse for AMD, they have no where near their financial flexibility of a couple years ago. Intel will be on top for some time to come I think. I just don't see or hear anything from the AMD circles that gets my sack crinkled.