DDR3 RAM for sale in Japan as of today

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...i_mm.html#d3u5


Price: AUD$430 (US$350) per 1GB stick :D

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...mage/ssmo4.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...mage/ssmo2.jpg

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba...mage/ssmo1.jpg

umm do they have motherboards for the ram yet? cus it seems kind of worthless if you dont have a motherboard that supports it:p:

Hopefully they get cheap fast...

Is this the collectors editions, cause there are no DDR3 boards on market?

Well..if it was a board we would just nag over no memory was on the market. What came first, the chicken or the egg :P

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Well..if it was a board we would just nag over no memory was on the market. What came first, the chicken or the egg :P

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Neither, common sense came first. :p:

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Originally Posted by Shintai

Well..if it was a board we would just nag over no memory was on the market. What came first, the chicken or the egg :P

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Well said!

Well hopefully DDR3 will take off faster than DDR2 and we'll have a few decent Penryn northbridges and a multitude of motherboards within 6 months.

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Originally Posted by Shintai

Well..if it was a board we would just nag over no memory was on the market. What came first, the chicken or the egg :P

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Egg :p:

ES boards are already there :D

http://pics.coolaler.com/coolaler/MSIP35/5.jpg

http://pics.coolaler.com/coolaler/MSIP35/4.jpg

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Originally Posted by Baron

Egg :p:

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Out of where? Space? :p:

Bleh 1GB sticks; they need to put out two at the low end and four for mainstream.

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Well..if it was a board we would just nag over no memory was on the market. What came first, the chicken or the egg :P

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newegg :p: .

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Originally Posted by Dainas

Well hopefully DDR3 will take off faster than DDR2 and we'll have a few decent Penryn northbridges and a multitude of motherboards within 6 months.

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:D:sonic:

love seeing new stuff

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ES boards are already there :D

http://pics.coolaler.com/coolaler/MSIP35/5.jpg

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Holy heatpipes Batman!

yup yup.. :) coolaler have post some results MSI P35 and MSI P35 Platinum.. :)

That board looks gay. We don't need any useless heatpipe snakes, that increase board cost twice. DFI FTW!
My mom could make better board layout.

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Well said!

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10/10 = 1? :D

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Out of where? Space? :p:

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Dinosaurs had eggs, too :fact:

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Holy heatpipes Batman!

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Wait till you see this picture:

http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data...35p_circu1.jpg

A frigging rollercoaster in the chassis! :eek: :slap: :banana:

http://forum.coolaler.com/showthread.php?t=152194
coolaler...nice pic of geil ddr3-1066 6-6-6-15 2x512

another nb sink to cut off and throw away :hehe:

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umm do they have motherboards for the ram yet? cus it seems kind of worthless if you dont have a motherboard that supports it:p:

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Well there are no DX10 games also, and...

Wasn't there a DDR3--->DDR2 converter shown at one of the tech shows recently?

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Wait till you see this picture:

http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data...35p_circu1.jpg

A frigging rollercoaster in the chassis! :eek: :slap: :banana:

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LMAO that just made my day right there. :clap: :slap:

Usama aka Ferrari Freak

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Wasn't there a DDR3--->DDR2 converter shown at one of the tech shows recently?

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if it weren't for intel it would be drop in compatible...

So there was one, right? I don't think I'm hallucinating :).

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if it weren't for intel it would be drop in compatible...

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Wrong. :slapass:

Different voltage, different singnaling etc.

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Wrong. :slapass:

Different voltage, different singnaling etc.

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I seem to recall hearing that the original spec for DDR3 recommended by jedec had the same signaling as DDR2 until Intel requested otherwise...

AMD is kind of suing intel over it...

as is though, it's also possible for memory controllers with DDR3 support to host DDR2 modules(not simultaneously though)

and come on 1.5V to 1.8V it's not like it's going to fry the RAM if a switch happened... it's like Running DDR2 @2.15V or DDR1 @ 3.1V it's not good for it but it's not like it's instant death. A lot fo peopel here run in excess of those value 24/7 without issue.(also heat is less of an issue with DDR3 so ehh)