wait for ddr3 before new build?

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KPC84

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So, I noticed on new egg that some mobos are running ddr3 for native support. however, i can't seem to find one that also supports SLI at 16x. Is DDR3 ram even going to be worth the extra money, or should I just go ahead with a DDR2 native board? If I do go with a DDR2 board with will probably be the EVGA 680i SLI which suppports 800 and 1200 native ddr2.

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Kurt
 
DDR2 800 will be all you'd need. There is only an tiny bit of performance increase from DDR2 to DDR3. Wait until it's needed... in around 3-4 years...
 
just get a motherboard that supports ddr1066 and get two gigs of that. the differences over 800 will barely be noticeable if at all, but you'll be fine... ddr3 wont be required for several years IMO
 
DirtyD86 said:
just get a motherboard that supports ddr1066 and get two gigs of that. the differences over 800 will barely be noticeable if at all, but you'll be fine... ddr3 wont be required for several years IMO
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DDR2 you mean correct? 2GB is fine for now, though people are aiming for 4GB these days, even 8GB. If the differences are "barely noticeable", then why get an DDR2 1066 board at all? More expensive, and not needed.
 
oscaryu1 said:
. If the differences are "barely noticeable", then why get an DDR2 1066 board at all? More expensive, and not needed.
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because a board that supports 1066 DDR2 is also likely to support fsb 1033 and other features that make the system more futureproof. at this point buying a system that supports a maximum of 800 DDR2 would be kind of stupid IMO
 
DirtyD86 said:
because a board that supports 1066 DDR2 is also likely to support fsb 1033 and other features that make the system more futureproof. at this point buying a system that supports a maximum of 800 DDR2 would be kind of stupid IMO
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... You DO know that memory speeds are not the same as the FSB right? And you mean to say "fsb 1066" right?

By the time DDR2 800 is obsolete DDR3 would be what we'd be looking, and any future RAM (maybe DDR4?)
 
For reference, here are the two motherboards I am considering.

The first one has ddr3 support...

ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

This is the ddr2 board i am interested in...

EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Here is what I'm concerned about...I'm not sure if that first board supports SLI. The second board looks just better all around. Please check out the stats, and tell me what you think. I'll be mating it with a quadcore, 8800gtx, and the purpose will mostly be HD entertainment and gaming. let me know what you think please.

cheers!
 
KPC84 said:
For reference, here are the two motherboards I am considering.

The first one has ddr3 support...

ASUS P5K3 DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

This is the ddr2 board i am interested in...

EVGA 122-CK-NF63-TR LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Here is what I'm concerned about...I'm not sure if that first board supports SLI. The second board looks just better all around. Please check out the stats, and tell me what you think. I'll be mating it with a quadcore, 8800gtx, and the purpose will mostly be HD entertainment and gaming. let me know what you think please.

cheers!
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SLi is worthless if your not going to use it. I'd go with EVGA due to their rep and the 680i part.
 
oscaryu1 said:
SLi is worthless if your not going to use it.
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I do plan to use it...eventualy. For now to keep costs of the build down I will limit myself to one 8800 GTX. I'll get another one and run SLI when I need it.
So, whats the consensus? DDR2 and SLI board for now?

Thanks.
 
KPC84 said:
I do plan to use it...eventualy. For now to keep costs of the build down I will limit myself to one 8800 GTX. I'll get another one and run SLI when I need it.
So, whats the consensus? DDR2 and SLI board for now?

Thanks.
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Yes. Get the EVGA nForce 680i mobo. You won't be dissapointed. It's a great board for overclocking and running SLI. DDR2 memory is fine. DDR3 is currently useless. That will change in the future, however.
 
Just like how hard drives used to be able to hole about 100GB max, and now they're over 1TB. I wish stuff like this didn't happen, so when you bought new equipment that is top-of-the-line, it wouldn't become obsolete in about a year...
 
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