JEDEC Finalises DDR3 specs

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Damn, just upgraded to DDR2.

JEDEC today finalized and published the DDR3 memory standard (DOC). The DDR3 memory standard promises dramatic improvements that deliver greater performance while consuming less power than DDR1 and DDR2.

DDR3 memory drops voltage requirements down to 1.5-volts from DDR2?s 1.8-volt requirement and DDR1?s 2.5-volt requirement. Memory manufacturers can increase voltage to achieve greater speeds, as with high-end overclocking memory.

DDR3 memory modules for desktops have 240-pins, just like DDR2. However, DDR3 and DDR2 memory modules and slots have notches in different places. The physical differences in memory modules prevent users from accidentally installing DDR2 modules into DDR3 slots and vice versa.

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Maximum PC already looked at it, and tested a motherboard by Asus - the P5K3 Deluxe Wi-Fi AP Edition, which has guaranteed Penryn support (code name for Intel's next CPU, which is based on Core 2, but is produced on a 45 nm platform.)

The problems they see with it are that it is really expensive, and even though the speeds are faster, the latency has gone up, almost to a painful level. They are suggesting on holding out and waiting for both price and latency to come down.

AJ