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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. Waiting for DDR11 by Gothmolly · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This way, mine will always be faster than yours, because it goes to 11.

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  2. I didn't read the article... by bsDaemon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Someone explain to me why more RAM in Dance Dance Revolution version 3 machines is such a big deal?

  3. Re:Just a tad over the top? by glitch23 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My g/f is in a similar dilemma. Here is she. fresh out of school with a degree in psychology, and really can't do a thing with it except continue on to earn a Masters' in psych. After that, she could open her own practice (MORE $'s on top of huge student loan debt!), or possibly partner with someone else - with results varying depending on what part of the country you decide to live in.

    That issue has nothing to do with the economy. People are going to be sick (physically or mentally) regardless of the economy. The medical profession is one of the few fields immune to economical issues. Doctors' office are always busy, whether they have people who pay with insurance or not. Your girlfriend basically has to go for a Master's no matter what in order to get anywhere in the medical profession. I hope she knew that going into it. Then again, she may not even exist. You lost credibility after "I just attended my girlfriend's college graduation ceremony". :)

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  4. Re:Just a tad over the top? by hitmark · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    physical illnesses may pay, but mental one?

    i have the impression that people are much more likely to take care of their physical health then they mental one...

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  5. Re:Just a tad over the top? by glitch23 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    i have the impression that people are much more likely to take care of their physical health then they mental one...

    No matter how much you take care of yourself you are bound to get hurt or sick and require a trip to the ER or the doctor. Obviously any one person may not go to the doctor or ER that often but like I said before, doctors' offices are always busy just because of the sheer number of people on this planet and the few doctors that exist to treat us. So either way, physically or mentally, sickness is not something tied to the economy.

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  6. Re:Just a tad over the top? by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The crazies tend to be a lot poorer than the sickies. A nursing degree is far more useful than a psychology degree any day.