DDR2 vs DDR3

[ChrisUlrich]

I am about to purchase a brand new top of the line motherboard (Well one of them, not sure which one yet) and a Q9450.

But I am reading I should go with DDR2 instead of the DDR3? Is that true?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313008 or a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220233 instead of set of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220248 ?

Or would it stupid to just reuse the sticks of ram I have in my current setup?

 

[markallen]

I would use what you already have.

 

[ChrisUlrich]

I would use what you already have.

So you don't think that the ram I linked you too are much faster then my current ram?

 

[markallen]

I'm sorry after checking the links yes that ram will be faster than your current ram but will you be able to see a difference?I doubt it.

 

[ChrisUlrich]

No offense to you Mark but I would like other opinions. Anyone else?

 

[Geoff]

I would not go with DDR3 yet, as it's still insanely expensive. Any performance oyu are trying to gain by buying DDR3 instead could be put towards a better processor and/or video card.

As for the DDR2 memory, I would honestly just go with high quality DDR2-800 memory and overclock it yourself. You can buy 4GB of high quality DDR2-800 RAM for about $100.

 

[markallen]

No offense to you Mark but I would like other opinions. Anyone else?

None taken.I always like to hear from more than one person before I make a decision.