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DDR3 RAM Explained

Posted by kdawson on from the faster-and-then-some dept.

Das Capitolin sends us to Benchmark Reviews for an in-depth feature on DDR3 memory that begins: "These are uncertain financial times we live in today, and the rise and fall of our economy has had [a] direct [effect] on consumer spending. It has already been one full year now that DDR3 has been patiently waiting for the enthusiast community to give it proper consideration, yet [its] success is still undermined by misconceptions and high price. Benchmark Reviews has been testing DDR3 more actively than anyone. ... Sadly, it might take an article like this to open the eyes of my fellow hardware enthusiast[s] and overclocker[s], because it seems like DDR3 is the technology nobody wants [badly] enough to learn about. Pity, because overclocking is what it's all about."

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  1. Just a tad over the top? by florin · · Score: 5, Insightful
    This article was rather amusing, at times I wasn't quite sure if the author was serious, with statements like:

    One particularly important new change introduced with DDR3 is in the improved prefetch buffer: up from DDR2's four bits to an astounding eight bits per cycle. Woo I think I wet my pants there. But the author seems genuinely excited about this technology. I mean:

    DDR3 is very similar to the advancement of jet propulsion over prop-style aircraft, and an entirely new dimension of possibility is made available. Hahaha

  2. How about a DDR2 versus DDR3 chart? by PoderOmega · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Great, now that I know how well certain DDR3 chips overclock, can I see how DDR3 compares to DDR2 in terms of raw performance and overclocking ability? I'm not an expert on how DDR2 works, so DDR3 could be better explained to me by showing me how it is better than DDR2.

  3. Teenage enthusiasm by klapaucjusz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's always nice to see a tech writer full of teenage enthusiasm, but this article goes a little over the top.

    It's supposed to be an article about a performance enhancement, and there's barely any performance values at all (except for the theoretical peak throughputs on page 3, and we know how much that means).

    I think what the guy really wanted was to write about planes, not about computer hardware.

    DDR3 simply picks up speed where DDR2 left off... which is as accurate as saying an airplane picks up where a kite left off.

    DDR2 technology is no better prepared to reach higher speeds than a propeller airplane is capable of breaking the sound barrier;

    DDR3 is very similar to the advancement of jet propulsion over prop-style aircraft,