lbmagic Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Alright well I'm choosing between DRR3 and DRR2 and i'll be running the DRR2 at 1200 and the DRR3 at 1600, it's going to cost me an extra AU$90. But will the performance be that noticable and i'll also be getting WI-FI with the motherboard so better RAM, better motherboard, Wi-Fi and it's AU$90 more, worth it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devit Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 i don`t think so.can`t believe that the performance difference between ddr2 1200 and dd3 1600 would worth 90$..ahh..and a wifi... In my opinion, go for ddr2. Ddr 3 well...maybe for core i7.Let`s just see what the others think about this... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbmagic Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 Just remember that I'm from Australia and $90 isn't as much it's only like $59US or something Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz000ka j0e Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 It wouldnt be a huge performance increase, but I would probably go with DDR3 for the future. Instead of getting DDR2 now, and then getting DDR3 whenever it becomes the standard, you could just get it now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburban36 Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 It mostly depends on what motherboard you choose. Gaming boards traditionally prefer DDR2 because of small reads and writes. But with the new i7's the rules seem to have changed. The higher bandwidth really makes a difference. Currently the phenom's and amd series pretty much work better with DDR2. I expect that to change soon with the phenom 2's on the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 if you wanna save money then I'd get ddr2 because it's so good right now (and very cheap) ddr3 is almost to where it's worth buying (other than owning a core i7 platform, then you have no choice) but any other system will see little benefit from it, except for a ram manufacturer's pockets being filled Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maj0rgamer Posted December 14, 2008 Posted December 14, 2008 (edited) if you snap in 4 gb of ddr2 1200 it will probably be all you need for a couple years what do you plan to use the system for? what cpu are you planning to use? if just for gaming and web browsing, other light use and such...4gb of ddr2 1200 should give phenomenal results, 8gb would be quite an overkill at the moment. but if you plan to run all sorts of stuff at the same time with several monitors, while watching a movie, etc. then you may wanna go with 8gb. as far as ddr3 goes...if you don't need it, i don't think 400mhz is worth the extra money (the timings are probably looser on the ddr3 too). however if what you're saying is that you can get a better motherboard and ddr3 for that extra money, then maybe it's worth it. what board are you looking at specifically and how much and what brand ddr3? Edited December 14, 2008 by Maj0r Gamer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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