Gigabyte now developing DDR2 X48

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10-20-2007, 02:26 AM
cookerjc

Gigabyte now developing DDR2 X48

Sources in Gigabyte told us today that gigabyte are not going for DDR3 X48. They are now focus on developing DDR2 X48.

We know that in the planning stage, Intel want all X38 and X48 only support DDR3. Because of the pressure from consumers and manufacturers, Intel finally let X38 support DDR2, but X48 remains unsupported.

Let's hope gigabyte's unilateral action will finally success.

BTW, Abit saids they won't gonna have DDR3 X38, All their X38 supports DDR2.

original link: http://news.expreview.com/2007-10-20...6195d6085.html
10-20-2007, 03:38 AM
FischOderAal

damn it :( I just can't open your site. tried it with my pc and Firefox. on my Mac it doesn't work as well with Safari and Firefox :/

could you quote what exactly is written on your site? because I need it for writing News :)
10-20-2007, 03:38 AM
LuckyNV

not surprising mobo makers are making a stand, they don't have huge amounts of resources like Intel, they can't keep designing, testing, producing so many motherboards all the time
10-20-2007, 03:40 AM
RPGWiZaRD

Looking at how big DDR2 market still is and how cheap it's to produce I'm not suprised. DDR2 prices are just amazing atm. :D
10-20-2007, 03:53 AM
oohms

Quote:

Originally Posted by FischOderAal

damn it :( I just can't open your site. tried it with my pc and Firefox. on my Mac it doesn't work as well with Safari and Firefox :/

could you quote what exactly is written on your site? because I need it for writing News :)

Try using Opera
10-20-2007, 04:11 AM
FischOderAal

Quote:

Originally Posted by oohms

Try using Opera

works! ty
10-20-2007, 06:19 AM
cookerjc

actually we are going to fixing the problem...planing move to a new server and rebuild the whole site, make it more capable to FF and other browser.
the job will finish in the next week :(
10-20-2007, 06:44 AM
FischOderAal

better than nothing :up:
10-20-2007, 07:04 AM
XS Janus

This is bad news considering t will slowodown early DDR3 adoption and hence prices will be higher for longer periods of time (although probably not by much)
10-20-2007, 10:32 AM
Saturas

The lower preasure for consumers who don't have to buy DDR3 for using the new X38 and X48 should cause falling prices at DDR3 memory, or ?
10-20-2007, 10:40 AM
Zytek_Fan

Good nobody wants to buy DDR3 right now.

Of course when Nehalem comes, you'll know who will be shoving it down our throats... :rolleyes:
10-20-2007, 10:42 AM
Bobsama

The problem is that high-capacity kits are too damned expensive. I'm not spending above $60/gigabyte for same-speed DDR3. The truth is we don't have $500 for 2GB of RAM.
10-20-2007, 10:50 AM
Brother Esau

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

Good nobody wants to buy DDR3 right now.

Of course when Nehalem comes, you'll know who will be shoving it down our throats... :rolleyes:

I'd buy it if it did not take $600.00 to get a good kit or Ram:mad:
10-20-2007, 10:55 AM
Zytek_Fan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brother Esau

I'd buy it if it did not take $600.00 to get a good kit or Ram:mad:

Yep. There is only one 2x2GB kit available right now from Crucial, and it's $800 :eek: I don't ever remember having to pay that much for DDR2...
10-20-2007, 10:57 AM
Start

When you can get 4x1GB of a quality ram for under $100 AR and when you can't even get a stick of 1GB DDR3 at that price, you know you not many will adopt DDR3.
10-20-2007, 12:59 PM
Blauhung

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saturas

The lower preasure for consumers who don't have to buy DDR3 for using the new X38 and X48 should cause falling prices at DDR3 memory, or ?

keep in mind that the x38/48 are the extreme series chipsets. The performance with DDR2 will be lacking. DDR2 was an afterthought on the chipset so really don't expect much over what the P35 can do.

I think the decision here is much much more for the marketing side then for actual capabilities. They are bringing ddr2 to the chipset because of all the speculative performance that people feel the chipset will give when in reality the real gain wont show unless you are using DDR3. The only thing that we win here is a platform that has 2X16 crossfire and ddr2.
10-20-2007, 01:01 PM
Zytek_Fan

DDR3 is just as fast as DDR2, so there really is no reason to buy it.
10-20-2007, 01:56 PM
Hachi_Roku

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zytek_Fan

DDR3 is just as fast as DDR2, so there really is no reason to buy it.

maybe not for average users but xtreme users who want max and can afford it it is faster

DDR2 vs DDR3 - ASUS Blitz Formula vs Blitz Extreme

as for me i won't be upgrading until ddr3 is reasonable. also glad some manufacturers are still pushing for ddr2
10-20-2007, 03:26 PM
XS Janus

I'll go DDR3 when it hits at least 1600 speed and 80$ per gigabyte.
So Nehalem it is I guess... It's better that way anyway...
10-20-2007, 03:28 PM
Zytek_Fan

Quote:

Originally Posted by XS Janus

I'll go DDR3 when it hits at least 1600 speed and 80$ per gigabyte.
So Nehalem it is I guess... It's better that way anyway...

Yeah, there will be a new socket for Nehalem so that should warrant the upgrade to DDR3.

Of course if any of us get Phenom, then who knows when DDR3 will be on AMD.
10-20-2007, 06:45 PM
oohms

Well considering the average gamer wouldnt notice the performance difference between single & dual channel ram in a conroe system, i dont think DDR3 will revolutionise anything.

Also i thought the desktop version of nehalem wasn't going to use its IMC, instead using the usual NB/SB setup? :confused:
10-20-2007, 07:32 PM
The_Beast

this a good and bad, but mostly good
10-20-2007, 09:53 PM
strange|ife

more oem's using ddr3 will hopefully force prices down, but maybe not
10-20-2007, 10:39 PM
GTX

x48 dq6 is ready to go, and i feel it's more stronger than x38
picutres here
http://www.xfastest.com/viewthread.p...a=page%3D1
10-21-2007, 12:01 AM
CoolZone

can't view the photos
10-21-2007, 12:06 AM
Zytek_Fan

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoolZone

can't view the photos

Nope.

PICS OR BAN :rofl:
10-21-2007, 01:06 AM
GTX

nope, need to be the member there seeing the picutes

http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gig...48dq6_0007.jpg

http://pic.xfastest.com/hicookie/Gig...48dq6_0002.jpg
10-21-2007, 01:25 AM
NH|Delph1

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookerjc

BTW, Abit saids they won't gonna have DDR3 X38, All their X38 supports DDR2.

Are you really sure of that? I personally set Abit up with DDR3 connections so they could test their motherboards, but then again I've heard little about it since then.

//Andreas
10-21-2007, 06:33 AM
naokaji

Quote:

Originally Posted by NH|Delph1

Are you really sure of that? I personally set Abit up with DDR3 connections so they could test their motherboards, but then again I've heard little about it since then.

//Andreas

there was a thread here on xs about the x38 boards form abit, and the info there was that they would have both, ddr2 and dd3 version.

but that was some time ago, stuff can change.
10-21-2007, 07:49 AM
NH|Delph1

Quote:

Originally Posted by naokaji

there was a thread here on xs about the x38 boards form abit, and the info there was that they would have both, ddr2 and dd3 version.

but that was some time ago, stuff can change.

Hence me asking ;)

I've sent a ping to my Abit contact, we'll see what he has to say.

//Andreas
10-21-2007, 08:23 AM
SafeFire

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD

Looking at how big DDR2 market still is and how cheap it's to produce I'm not suprised. DDR2 prices are just amazing atm. :D

Indeed they are, I recently bought a 2x2GB ddr2 kit from corsair. How is that not amazing :up:
10-21-2007, 09:06 AM
G80

Kingston have a sense of humour with their 400$ "value" RAM.

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