Kabouter said:
Well, given that the price gap between good DDR2 and good DDR3 RAM right now seems to be around 100-120 euros, I think spending that even two years from now will see a lot more benefit than spending the extra stuff now
. Not to mention, those motherboards/CPU's won't be in quite the same price bracket I'm buying in now
. So the discussion really isn't very relevant
.
$132 For OCZ Reapers. DDR2 1066
Vs
$210 for 4gb of DDR3 Gskill DDR3 1333
The DDR2 ram won't be usable in new boards in a year.
The DDR3 will be usable for half a decade.
I don't get where this "faster ram in a couple years" shit comes from.
There are two speeds of DDR2 ram that have existed in five years.
When you buy DDR2 1066 it's PC6400 that is under warrenty if you OVERCLOCK it to 1066.
It's not 1066 when you put it in the motherboard. It's still PC6400 ram.
It's just RAM that the company knows can be overclocked to a certain extent, and keeps it under warranty.
If you are overclocking your system, Ram makes a huge difference, as you need to keep timings in the same range.
Considering the I7 has an on die memory controller, which means you can't UNLINK the ram in your BIOS, having 1333 means you can overclock higher, without worrying about FSB issues.