Am I really confused? Tbird DDR or not, a real difference?

[PharmaPhil]

I seem to have read somewhere that the new T-bird DDR would be the same thing as a regular T-Bird unlocked... If I want to change my CPU, should I save the 30$ difference between the regular 1 gig T-bird and the DDR T-bird and buy myself a #2 lead pencil for 25 cents???

If not, is the new DDR T-Bird worth it? I can't seem to find any serious article comparing the two of them...

 

[PharmaPhil]

Euh.. somebody??? Even if only to tell me that this is a stupid question!

 

[Dark4ng3l]

they are identical.

 

[mlg]

DDR memory modules don't have anything to do with the CPU, really. It's the motherboard and chipset that matter, specifically the Northbridge-chip (I think,still learning this stuff myself). The Front Side Bus, or FSB, that runs between the N-bridge and CPU, is what your CPU cares about. Athlons/Durons have always used a 100mhz-DDR FSB, but new chipsets are bumping that up to 133-DDR. If your CPU is designed for a 100-DDR FSB, then the 133 FSB will result in a %33 overclock if you're REALLY lucky, or the need to unlock the CPU and fiddle around until with the multiplier.
The N-bridge on the AMD-750 and Via KX/KT133 only communicate with the RAM once per clock cycle-in other words, the memory is SDR=Single Data Rate. Newer chipsets are using a DDR interface between the N-bridge and RAM.

Like i said, I'm still learning this stuff; did I come close to getting it right guys?