DDR2?

[.:MBK:.]

im a little confused is it a requirement to upgrade to DDR2 if i get a new PCI-E motherboard/cpu etc or can i get away with running my current ddr?

 

[krilleth]

depend on what new mb you get! DDR2 is the new standard supported by AMD's new processor type know as AM2.

if you stick with a mb that takes DDR then you should be able to reuse it

what you thinking of getting?

 

[.:MBK:.]

well just wondering if i HAVE to upgrade to DDR2 when i go PCI-E due to my gfx card dieing, sounds to me like its yet more money

especially as im being swayed towards intel CPUs over AMDs atm, damn salesmen mates lol

 

[krilleth]

i dont think Intels new stuff which will take DDR2 is out yet, but i dont really follow intel too much so im not sure. might change shortly though....

just get a mb that takes DDR, with AMD that'd be a board that takes socket939 chips. you dont HAVE to get DDR2 just beacuase its newest, theres still a lot of debate over whether or not its any better at present. as it is, it appears to be a bit cheaper than standard DDR

i bought a Asus board less the 3 weeks ago which is a socket 939 and takes DDR, which also has 2 16x PCI-E slots. im planning on going down the Opteron route which doesnt appear to be available on the new AM2 standard at the moment.

 

[.:MBK:.]

ok so just keep an eye out for boards that retain DDR support? good, cos i dont need to be replacing 2gigs of DDR with DDR2, its bad enough changing over to PCI-E at this moment in time for me

 

[Minstadave]

ok so just keep an eye out for boards that retain DDR support? good, cos i dont need to be replacing 2gigs of DDR with DDR2, its bad enough changing over to PCI-E at this moment in time for me

Thats exactly right, S939 is DDR1 and there are plenty of PCI-E boards

 

[.:MBK:.]

yup shame im just not very clued up on good PCI-E boards, PSUs, or a good CPU these days lol