Recently i asked a question here asking which mobo to buy and it was recommended i wait until AMD release their AM2 boards because they support DDR2.
Well, i was just looking on crucials website yesterday to see what kinda prices they were and this may be a silly question, but what is the point in waiting for AM2 with DDR2? Crucial says DDR PC3200 and DDR2 PC2-3200 both have a module bandwidth of 3.2gb/s, so in that case why is DDR2 any better? Are there more factors in deciding how good RAM is (i havent a clue about RAM in case you havent guessed). I guess latency is something to do with it but i dont know the different latencys of the 2. Also, crucial list this under the specs:
DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V • 128Meg x 64
DDR2 PC2-3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR2-400 • 1.8V • 128Meg x 64
Which are also identical except for the V. So if anyone could explain why its worth waiting, id be grateful,
Chris.