AMD AM2 DDR2 Vs. S939 DDR1

Augix · Post by **Augix** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:31 pm

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8445&q=AM2

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:44 pm

Very interesting!

tunis5000 · Post by **tunis5000** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:10 am

I have no idea what I just watched

TheSovereign · Post by **TheSovereign** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:12 am

u just watched older ram keep up and somtimes overtake new ram claimed to be very fast
in a very specific and non conclusive test

123cool · Post by **123cool** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:31 pm

its already been proven that for AM2 to outperform the current 939 platform you need the fastest DDR2 memory you can get.

Jim Z · Post by **Jim Z** » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:40 pm

Originally posted by 123cool
its already been proven that for AM2 to outperform the current 939 platform you need the fastest DDR2 memory you can get.

right. K8 is very latency sensitive, and the increased latency of DDR2 just thrashes it.