DDR3 RAM around the corner

Source: *www.tomshardware.com/2007/08/30/the_new_arms_race_ddr3-1800_ram/

Frequency will be close to 2Ghz. I am still using DDR RAM with 400Mhz speed.

DDR3 is fine.. but look at the latencies! you gain extra bandwidth at the cost of higher latencies.

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buying ddr3 compatible mobos makes sense but not buying them till prices drop

the Geforce 9800 coming ouit in december has GDDR4!! this just shows how ahead teh gfx industry is from the rest...

well the gfx board and a motherboard are very different. the components on a gfx board (the proc, ram etc.) can be integrated relatively easier than that on a motherboard.

I have been waiting for this, to upgrade my old p4 rig with ddr 400 ram.But will it be compatible with core2duo & quadcore proccy?Also when will they come in mainstream market?Mid 2008?

It's quite old news, anyways: The Super Talent DDR3 Memory sticks are the fastest now which had the capacity to reach ~2100MHz. And also, these things are darn expensive as of now. A 1GB pair costs you almost 20K. And also the recent trend that motherboard manufacturers have shown in sticking with DDR2 even after Intel P35 and X38 chipsets which support DDR3 were on the board tells us that DDR3 is not going to be available easily and as cheaply as DDR2 RAM atleast for another 1~2 years.

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Well I found some DDR3 modules in India here: *www.yantraonline.in/Product.asp?SubCatId=60

Prices are not something to talk about though... :-(

^That was expected.It will take around 1-2 yr for fall in price.

guys guys guys we dont even need ddr3 right now do we? dont think that far
and besides ati alraedy has ddr4,

entrana said:
guys guys guys we dont even need ddr3 right now do we? dont think that far
and besides ati alraedy has ddr4,

dude, there's a lot of difference between GDDR and DDR.

The one on graphics cards are GDDR and not DDR.

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OMG! Goodness gracious i just checked the price and i'm like OMG! again......Wasn't expecting it to hit that range hmmmm was thinking of getting one if i could now forget it i'd rather stick to DDR2.....Computers are becoming fashion for thats like a dolce and gabana or the victoria's range of bra and panties (Victoria's angel)

Help~Is~Here said:
It's quite old news, anyways: The Super Talent DDR3 Memory sticks are the fastest now which had the capacity to reach ~2100MHz. And also, these things are darn expensive as of now. A 1GB pair costs you almost 20K. And also the recent trend that motherboard manufacturers have shown in sticking with DDR2 even after Intel P35 and X38 chipsets which support DDR3 were on the board tells us that DDR3 is not going to be available easily and as cheaply as DDR2 RAM atleast for another 1~2 years.

Actually, the recently launched Cellshock DDR3 modules are currently the best and the cost is ~24k. It's still not time to buy DDR3 yet, though.

guys stick with what we have, the more we try to get more the more dissatisfied we get, just stick to ddr2

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People haven't even started using SLI ready memory in India and some not even abroad.

There is no such thing as SLI-ready memory, it's just silly marketing teams hoping consumers fall further for their cr@p.

oo really im getting sli ready memory from ocz, it seems fine to be 2gig for 80 dollars, plus its 800mhz
4-4-4-15-1T

Only for 80 dollars.thats really cheap man.

entrana said:
oo really im getting sli ready memory from ocz, it seems fine to be 2gig for 80 dollars, plus its 800mhz
4-4-4-15-1T

What, according to you, is SLI ready memory?

@entrana-what is sli memory?Do you mean memory in dual channel?

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Cool G5 said:
@entrana-what is sli memory?Do you mean memory in dual channel?

NVIDIA SLI-Ready system memory certification ensures compatibility and system stability with the rest of the SLI ecosystem components including NVIDIA nForce SLI motherboards, NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, and SLI-Ready power supplies. SLI-Ready memory also supports Enhanced Performance Profiles (EPP). When paired with NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI, 680i LT SLI or 590 SLI AMD edition-based motherboards, SLI-Ready memory exposes advanced performance memory settings.

Only memory that pass NVIDIA SLI certification can be called "NVIDIA SLI-Ready certified." Be sure to look for the NVIDIA SLI-Ready badge when you buy your system memory.

Source

SLI ready memory is not going to help on a non SLI motherboard.

wow

from tigerdirect.com check it out

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@entrana: $80 is after rebate which u may hardly get (My cousin has been waiting for months to get his rebate but still no luck)...so r u sure you are getting the rebate..otherwise this memory will cost you $115 + shipping

Infact I saw ATI-certified 2 GB OCZ RAM for Rs. 9,200/- on yantraonline.in. Since SLI-Ready memory costs the same (atleast at newegg.com) you can get this memory for the same price (ie. Rs. 9,200/-) here.

ya it says rebate but when i checked out in the cart, the 80 dollar price was there in the final billing