How long is PC3200 RAM going to be a "standard"

[voodoo1694]

I was curious if anyone knew some roadmaps of how long PC3200 DDR RAM is going to stay the standard (ie for non-overclockers) for RAM.

 

[Mik3y]

probably for another half yr or maybe longer. it really depends on if ddr2 turns out to be good enough for mainstream, especially for amd.

 

[Bateluer]

DDR400 will be the standard for a while yet, methinks. DDR2 won't be mainstream until Intel releases the successor to the 915/925 chipsets and we see an actual performance improvement.

 

[Cerb]

When mainstream DDR2 reaches 800MHz, we'll start to see a shift. Right now, even some mobos w/ the Socket T have DDR slots.
DDR2 sacrifices latency for speed, which is why 533MHz DDR2 is JUST good enough to keep up with 400MHz DDR (+33% speed). One of two things will happen to get it into our PCs:
1. Manufacturers start saturating the market, selling for cost or less, like with SDR and DDR.
2. Some games start using more than the current 3.2GB/s bandwidth in actual use, necessitating a change for the typical enthusiast.
3. DDR3 (based on GDDR3, maybe) comes out while DDR2 is still expensive, and turns out to be cheaper as well.

 

[caz67]

a while longer.