PNY DDR2 XLR8 PC2-9384 2GB Memory Kit @ Tweaktown

**MIG-31** · Jan 7, 2008, 08:24 AM

Review: Tweaktown
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DDR2 certainly isn’t dead yet; it’s clear that there is still a lot of demand for DDR2 modules even though DDR3 is now bedding itself into the market as the new performance choice. AMD’s dependency on DDR2 is quite well known as AMD integrates its memory controller directly into its CPU; a new CPU, Socket and board are all required for a memory upgrade. While this is an extreme handicap for the AMD upgrade path, its does have one distinct advantage. Any CPU to memory access times are greatly reduced, in fact the CPU has direct access to memory rather than having to go through a slow FSB, this allowing it to excel in memory tasks using DDR2 where Intel needs higher speed memory to make up for it. AMD can get away with using lower speed memory and doing the same amount of memory calculations.

Jan 7, 2008, 08:24 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	PNY DDR2 XLR8 PC2-9384 2GB Memory Kit @ Tweaktown Review: Tweaktown _______________ DDR2 certainly isn’t dead yet; it’s clear that there is still a lot of demand for DDR2 modules even though DDR3 is now bedding itself into the market as the new performance choice. AMD’s dependency on DDR2 is quite well known as AMD integrates its memory controller directly into its CPU; a new CPU, Socket and board are all required for a memory upgrade. While this is an extreme handicap for the AMD upgrade path, its does have one distinct advantage. Any CPU to memory access times are greatly reduced, in fact the CPU has direct access to memory rather than having to go through a slow FSB, this allowing it to excel in memory tasks using DDR2 where Intel needs higher speed memory to make up for it. AMD can get away with using lower speed memory and doing the same amount of memory calculations. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here