Would you go down the DDR2 or DDR3 route?

Mr Doovde

Mr Doovde

Mr Doovde

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If you had to build a new system from scratch would you go for:

1) AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 with a AMD3 motherboard and ddr3 ram?

Or

2) AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 940 with an AMD2+ motherboard with ddr2 ram?

Or

AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 with an AMD2+ motherboard with dd2 ram?

I've heard that ddr3 still isn't giving large performance gains over good ddr2 memory, considering the increased price, but I suppose the AMD3 route could be better future proofing? I'm finding this to be a difficult choice.

Thank you in advance for any recommendations
 
I think I will go down the x3 720, ddr3 and AMD3 motherboard route. As advised, I think I will go with good memory to keep it reasonably futureproof.

By the way, Is there a decent AMD3 board that caters for SLI?

Thanks for all the help.
 
That's a bit of a coincidence. I was just looking at an article on another site that totally agreed with what you've just said.

I do want it to be futureproof, but as I'm not planning on changing anything for a couple of years, I take your point, that if it's is not going to give me big increases in performance for the extra cost, then there's not much point.
 
Won't a i7 setup of ram/motherboard and processor be a lot more money than a Phenom II X4 940, good motherboard and ram? Or is it a feasible aternative?
 
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