DDR2 VS DDR 3 Difference

[B&W]

Hi Guys

quick question, im using my Computer for gaming only

would there be a difference between 4GB DDR2 and 4GB DDR3 memory in gaming with a Q660.

regards
B&W

 

[B&W]

Very little but if the choice is buying both new, get DDR3

not really a big choice because if i want DDR3 its 125 pound for a new motherboard, but if i wanto to keep the ddr2 ram i can get the Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L for 35 pounds and keep my RAM.

good choice?

 

[B&W]

If you intend to keep your Q6600 then the only benefit is you coould aim for higher bus speeds.. but we are talking extreme speeds. DDR3 effectively has a better throughput so youl could run the RAM at a higher frequency but this won't improve performance by much.

I ran both DDR2 and DDR3 on my old P5KC motherboard and benchmarks should little or no difference. However, i always suspected a flaky controller on this board so who knows. Bottom line.. stickto what you have for the moment and upgrade the whole lot when you can.

ye i really want to keep my Q660, just want to overclock it to 3.0 + ghz with the Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-221-GI

only thing is, when is the DDR2 4GB RAM going to go down in price, its expensive, even more so than the DDR3, which is stupid.

 

[B&W]

What RAM do you currently have?

normal Purple coat DDR2 2GB RAM.

 

[B&W]

Do you know the frequency? Run CPU-Z / memory tab to find out if you don't know.

dram frequency : 266.1 mhz
FSB: DRAM 1.1

im going to be upgrading this ram soon anyway but what does this mean and is it a decent pair of ram?