Whats the difference between DDRand DDR2 RAM?

Juven

Juven

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My PC has Intel 865 motherboard that supports DDR RAM. But now all the new motherboards are coming with DDR2. Wots the difference and are there any possible way to convert my motherboard to DDR2 RAM(bcoz DDR2 comes half the price of DDR).
 
Juven said:
My PC has Intel 865 motherboard that supports DDR RAM. But now all the new motherboards are coming with DDR2. Wots the difference and are there any possible way to convert my motherboard to DDR2 RAM(bcoz DDR2 comes half the price of DDR).
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DDR2 is the new standard. It's getting more and more expensive to make older stuff. Why do you think new things are made? To make more money for cheaper parts of course.

I suggest upgrading to another system/motherboard.
 
oscaryu1 said:
DDR2 is the new standard. It's getting more and more expensive to make older stuff. Why do you think new things are made? To make more money for cheaper parts of course.

I suggest upgrading to another system/motherboard.
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DDR3 is actually the new standard, DDR2 has been around since 2003. Both DDR2 and DDR3 offer faster speeds then previous DDR memory, which in turn offers increased bandwidth.
 
[-0MEGA-];816226 said:
DDR3 is actually the new standard, DDR2 has been around since 2003. Both DDR2 and DDR3 offer faster speeds then previous DDR memory, which in turn offers increased bandwidth.
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DDR2 is the "normal" standard, as in saying people don't really fancy to spend $xxx on DDR3... DDR3 is new, and not THAT used yet... Right now mostly everything revolves around DDR2, though we will move on to DDR3 sooner or later.
 
Juven said:
can a motherboard that is made for DDR2 RAM support DDR3 if we put some middleware?
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What types of RAM the MB support will depends on chipset of MB.
There are MB supporting both DDR2 and DDR3. For example:
GIGABYTE GA-P35C-DS3R
ASUS P5KC LGA 775 Intel P35
MSI P35 Neo Combo-F
Foxconn X38A LGA 775
 
Juven said:
can a motherboard that is made for DDR2 RAM support DDR3 if we put some middleware?
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If it has a DDR3 slot like the P35-DS3R (DDR2 and DDR3 slots) then yes... but you cannot use DDR2 and DDR3 at the same time ;). Unless you're using a old socket 7 board :P
 
Juven said:
can a motherboard that is made for DDR2 RAM support DDR3 if we put some middleware?
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Nope. Even though they both have 240 pins, the divider is in a different spot so you can't install the wrong type. Even if you could, it wouldn't work.
 
I didn't know Double Data Rate 3 memory also had 240-pin like Double Data Rate 2. That may confuse people in the future. They should have changed the pin specifications so there would be less mix ups. Like we've progressed in the years from 168-pin to 184-pin to 240-pin.

I have heard DDR4 memory is already coming out. Will DDR3 memory be bypassed by most motherboard manufacturers going for DDR4?
 
2048Megabytes said:
I didn't know Double Data Rate 3 memory also had 240-pin like Double Data Rate 2. That may confuse people in the future. They should have changed the pin specifications so there would be less mix ups. Like we've progressed in the years from 168-pin to 184-pin to 240-pin.

I have heard DDR4 memory is already coming out. Will DDR3 memory be bypassed by most motherboard manufacturers going for DDR4?
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Yup, although DDR3 RAM wont fit in a DDR2 slot because the pin layout is different.

As for DDR4, it's not out yet, nor will be for quite some time. Are you sure you're not talking about GDDR4 for video cards?
 
[-0MEGA-];818848 said:
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Yup, although DDR3 RAM wont fit in a DDR2 slot because the pin layout is different.

As for DDR4, it's not out yet, nor will be for quite some time. Are you sure you're not talking about GDDR4 for video cards?
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there is an interesting question. how can we get 1GB of GDDR4 in ATI cards for a little over 100$ but ram at that speed is not available?
 
If the DDR numbers are increasing from 2 to 3 to 4 , then the prices must be dropping by 50%. Hope so. But to get more speed we cant change our MOBO frequently.There should be an alternate that can play as middleware.
 
[-0MEGA-];818848 said:
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Yup, although DDR3 RAM wont fit in a DDR2 slot because the pin layout is different.

As for DDR4, it's not out yet, nor will be for quite some time. Are you sure you're not talking about GDDR4 for video cards?
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My mistake. I thought Double Data Rate 4 memory was already hitting the market. It appears DDR3 Random Access Memory does have a future.

I am currently using Double Data Rate memory. When I upgrade again around the year 2011 I will likely skip DDR2 memory and go for a motherboard that supports DDR3 or Double Data Rate 4 RAM.
 
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