lesser-equity

Magazine
Go Back   Computer Juice > Computer Hardware > CPUs, Motherboards & RAM

Register


 Default 

Best Ram!




Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 7th Feb 2008, 01:03
Member Group
 
Default Best Ram!

What is better DDR, DDR2, DDR3...etc.
Looking for a 512mb for good gaming and also what do they mean?
  #2  
Old 7th Feb 2008, 02:27
Member Group
 
Default Best Ram!

Firstly, DDR stands for Dual Data Rate and is the replacement for SDRAM. The best analogy I have come across for how DDR works is: If the memory is visualised as a bicycle pump, SDRAM “pumps” push data into the “tyre” each time the barrel of the pump is pressed down, whereas DDR pushes data both on the downstroke and the upstroke of the barrel so filling the “tyre” at twice the speed.

DDR has a data rate of 200/266/333/400 MiB/s compared to DDR2 which has a data rate of 400/533/667 MiB/s, it is clear to see that from a speed point of view DDR2 continues where DDR leaves off.

and DDR 3 carries on where DDR2 left off.....
  #3  
Old 7th Feb 2008, 10:41
Donor Group
 
Default Best Ram!

Also you might like to post what mobo you have, or intend purchasing, as your mobo must be able to support the RAM you choose.
__________________

My System: Home Build

Processor(s):
AMD 64 x 2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.60GHz
Motherboard:
Asus M2V Rev 1.
RAM Memory:
4gb (3.25gb visible)
Graphics Card(s):
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GS
Sound Card:
5.1 Reatek On-Board
Hard Drive(s):
250 gb SATA & 400gb SATA
Optical Drive(s):
Pioneer 110 x 2
Case / PSU:
Stock / 550w Silent
Cooling:
Stock
Network / Internet:
10/100 Nic / 20MB Virgin Cable
Monitor(s):
Fujitsu Siemens 22" TFT WS
Operating System(s):
Vista Ultimate x32/Windows 7 x64
  #4  
Old 7th Feb 2008, 19:08
Member Group
 
Default Best Ram!

Actually My Mother board is Mach Speed MSNV-939 Motherboard
And i am planning to buy a cheap RAM that is decent for gaming. I dont know what mobo so yea...lol
  #5  
Old 7th Feb 2008, 19:12
Donor Group
 
Default Best Ram!

That is a really old motherboard. Therefore, you'll only be able to use DDR1. Upside is: it's cheap. Downside: it's slow.

Mobo = short for motherboard.
__________________
"I loved the P182 so much that, when my wife's system was all noisy and needed all sorts of cleaning, I bought her one. Then, when I wanted a cat, I bought a P182. The P182 is not a cat per se, but it's still an excellent buy."
__________________

My System: 日夏子

Processor(s):
Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13 -> 3.01ghz
Motherboard:
MSI P6N SLI Platinum LGA 775
RAM Memory:
2GB Patriot Extreme Performance
Graphics Card(s):
PNY 8800GTS 320MB
Sound Card:
Sound Blaster Xtremegamer 7.1
Hard Drive(s):
80GB + 500GB
Optical Drive(s):
2x SATA
Case / PSU:
Antec 900 + 620W Aerocool zeroDBA
Cooling:
4x 120mm Yate-Loon + 200mm top
Network / Internet:
Qwest
Monitor(s):
Dell 22" S2209W (1920x1080)
Operating System(s):
Windows XP + 7
  #6  
Old 8th Feb 2008, 02:07
Member Group
 
Default Best Ram!

lol we pay more for standard DDR than DDR2 now, because their is more DDR2 then standard DDR which they have to order in.
  #7  
Old 9th Feb 2008, 20:14
New Member Group
 
Default Best Ram!

Jophen, there isn't really cheap memory for gaming, and 512mb RAM in my opinion wouldn't be worth it and I'd do a system update with a new mobo to start with.
Reply

Register

Bookmarks
Thread Tools




Arabic Bulgarian Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian

Copyright ©2006 - 2009 Computer Juice.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2009 Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. SEO by vBSEO ©2009, Crawlability, Inc.