TwinMOS TwiSTER PC2-6400 Review

[yurimxpxman]

"The tides have turned in the world of PC memory. With AMDs AM2 socket adopting DDR2, DDR2 is now the desktop standard, and will be found in any new PC you buy. With this change came a second generation of DDR2. Today HardwareLogic takes a look at the TwinMOS TwiSTER 6400 memory kit." Read More

By Bohdan Derchak

[Jokerswild]

I've finally got a computer with DDR memory and the standard is changing to DDR2. Good write-up as always.

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by jokerswild

I've finally got a computer with DDR memory and the standard is changing to DDR2. Good write-up as always.

hahaha SH I'd been stuck with SDRAM and Rambus for years and I finally get DDR this January and it got outdated within a few months

[Capper]

Tell ya what, If Conroe wasn't performing as well as it is.....there'd be no reason to move to DDR2 as it just isn't any better

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by Capper

Tell ya what, If Conroe wasn't performing as well as it is.....there'd be no reason to move to DDR2 as it just isn't any better

Well I'm glad I didn't waste my money and go buy some then.

[Jokerswild]

Originally Posted by Capper

Tell ya what, If Conroe wasn't performing as well as it is.....there'd be no reason to move to DDR2 as it just isn't any better

Whats the difference between DDR2 and GDDR3 thats used in video cards?

[yurimxpxman]

Originally Posted by jokerswild

Whats the difference between DDR2 and GDDR3 thats used in video cards?

Good question.

Originally Posted by Wikipedia: [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GDDR3

GDDR3[/url]]GDDR3 (Graphics Double Data Rate, version 3) is a graphics card-specific memory technology, designed by ATI Technologies.

It has much the same technological base as DDR2, but the power and heat dispersal requirements have been reduced somewhat, allowing for higher-speed memory modules, and simplified cooling systems. Unlike the DDR2 used on graphics cards, GDDR3 is unrelated to the upcoming JEDEC DDR3 specification. This memory uses internal terminators, enabling it to better handle certain graphics demands. To improve bandwidth, GDDR3 memory transfers 4 bits of data per pin in 2 clock cycles.

Despite being designed by ATI, the first card to use the technology was nVidia's GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, where it replaced the DDR2 modules used up to that time. The next card to use GDDR3 was nVidia's GeForce 6800 Ultra, where it was key in maintaining reasonable power requirements compared to the card's predecessor, the GeForce 5950 Ultra. ATI began using the memory on its Radeon X800 cards. GDDR3 is Sony's choice for the PlayStation 3 gaming console's graphics processor, although the main system memory will be comprised of XDR DRAM. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is also shipped with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory, and is helping to pioneer the use of this memory as standard system memory rather than only video memory.

DDR3 memory is a different technology from GDDR3.

[Jokerswild]

Thanks that explained it very well. I'm suprised that ATI invented it and that nvidia used it first.

[fps justin]

Whats DDR-3 then?

[Capper]

there is no DDR3...officially yet