January 10, 2005

DDR2 Roundup @ Motherboards.org

“As much as enthusiasts loathe the “slow” performance of DDR2 over standard DDR, nothing can stop DDR2 from taking over. Why do I say this? The reason is that DDR is coming to an end. Following the JEDEC standard, DDR can no longer scale any further in terms of non-overclocked frequency. The fastest chip was 5ns until Samsung released the TCCD that runs at 4ns. Although Samsung was able to advance further, DDR is reaching the light at the end of the tunnel. DDR2 is going to take over and has the ability to scale frequencies to outrageously high levels. Right off the bat, DDR2’s first announced frequency runs at 266MHz, which translates to PC2-4200. You’d have to buy overclocked memory in order for RAM to run at 266MHz. Next stop, companies found DDR2 to be capable of running PC2-5400 speeds without a problem.“

Mushkin PC2-5300 DDR2 @ Viper Lair

“However, having the number of different speeds of DDR 2 coming from as many of the memory manufacturers as they are, DDR 2 should be quite refined by the time most people migrate to it. During my testing, I noticed absolutely no problems with this memory. I am quite impressed with the results that I was able to achieve when overclocking the memory as well. “

BTC Wireless Keyboard Review @ Aftermath Reviews
SunBeamTech Black Samurai Mid-Tower Case Review @ EOC

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