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Originally Posted by Dant3
Hey Amitash,TopGear and Ashu,
Firstly thank you all for your prompt responses and advice.
The only reason I am more keen on getting the latest stuff..for eg DDR 3 and not DDR2 is because I know how expensive outdated components tend to get.
This might seem a trivial thing but I intend to use this machine at least for a couple of years so, was thinking of getting the latest stuff as far as my budget permits.I don't really understand much of hardware combinations so I'm open to getting an older part if you guys see more sense in doing that.
Amitash,I went through the review of that processor and it seems super nice..I'll be looking into that.
hehe...Topgear,what you said has mostly gone way above my head so I'm going to clarify...what I basically understood is Intel Proc = DDR 2 and DDR3 for AMD Procs?Has it got something to do with compatibility or performance?
Thanks again..looking forward to hearing from you guys soon..!
Dante
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I mean intel core 2 duo & core 2 quads don't scale as expected well with DDR3 mems as have no IMC built into proc. It's mem controlller is in the NB chipset which speed is limited by FSB.
So if you want to go with DDR3 & intel proc then you should go with core i7 or core i5
But if you are going with AMDs AM3 cpu then you should get DDR3 mem based mobo coz it's mem bandwidth will be greater as AMD procs has built in IMC than DDR2 based AMD rig & DDR3 based intel core 2 duo & core 2 quad series
but core i7 & may be core i5 with their very nice & optimized IMC can beat
any AM3 & CD C2Q procs