Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
hey when will AMD mb's go DDR2? does that mean that i shouldn't buy DDR1 RAM now? since i'll be getting a completely new AMD system in the summer, should i just spend about 200 on PCPC 510 PS now?
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
itching to upgrade now, but waiting for amd to go DDR2... then take advantage of DDR2 ram, but i guess the PSU will last me at least 4 mroe years (the PCPC 510)
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
well i dont know much about DDR and DDR2, just that DDR2 is newer and should perform better with the new amd CPU's and MB's
Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
well i dont know much about DDR and DDR2, just that DDR2 is newer and should perform better with the new amd CPU's and MB's
Basicly if you want more than 2GB in you PC (4GB Preffered) then wait for DDR2, it's lower price and higher performance will allow you to pack much more memory in to you system.
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
well i dont know much about DDR and DDR2, just that DDR2 is newer and should perform better with the new amd CPU's and MB's
Basicly if you want more than 2GB in you PC (4GB Preffered) then wait for DDR2, it's lower price and higher performance will allow you to pack much more memory in to you system.
i dont understand.. can you please elaborate?
Originally posted by: Ike0069
For most people, DDR is actually better due to its lower timings although I realize that this is changing and won't necessarilly be the case in the near future.
Waiting for AM2 just so you can use DDR2 though, is probably not in your best interest. When it first comes out, it will be more expensive while offering no real performance advantage over S939.
Personally, I would either wait until AM2 matures, or just get a S939 system now.
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
assuming i would get my new AMD system in june-august, what platform and what ram would i be getting to optimize for gaming?
Originally posted by: fire400
You probably won't notice the difference anyway, DDR1, DDR2. It's funny to think that 400 MHz will not be enough to supply a modern day office app or even a game? And to think that DDR2 will make things any faster? Probably true, but I doubt you will figure out the milliseconds in running an AMD setup with good DDR1 RAM.
Anyway, just build your rig now, upgrade as time goes, sell the parts or use 'em for another rig or give 'em to your friends to trade up.
Originally posted by: Allio
In my opinion, waiting for AM2 is just stupid. The price premium you had to pay for new Socket A, Socket 754 and 939 boards was huge, but it was worth it because the new boards and CPUs offered a huge, massive increase in performance over their predecessors. AM2 is just a little revision adding an extra pin and DDR2, yet you're still going to have to pay that premium for brand new CPUs and motherboards. The RAM will be cheaper but so what?
Buying at the beginning of a new technology curve is never smart. If you have to do a big upgrade, do it now while boards are mature and stable, and prices are low. AM2 isn't going to be the second coming. They're adding DDR2 - which will have next to no performance benefit - and Digital Rights Management, big whoop. You'll find that when it's time to upgrade your CPU in two or three years it's going to be time for a new motherboard, regardless of whether you have a mature 939 or a new 940.