Intel brings forward Nehalem Launch

[Donnie27]

I think Nehalem will hit the ground running. I'd be surprised to see bugs and glitches considering how long Intel has been validating them. Sales are starting to slow down because the US crappy economy starting to affect others or so went a story on CNBC. RAM and Board prices will affect Nehalem sales. Intel will be Intel's stiffest competition. Cheap DDR2, Q9300 & Q9450 with $100 to 150 boards will make buying Nehalem a tuff choice for many who aren't so "Xtreme".

Again, the price of DDR3 will fall once it becomes mainstream and right now it is NOT!

[Hornet331]

Again, the price of DDR3 will fall once it becomes mainstream and right now it is NOT!

considering how "cheap" ddr3 already is i say ddr3 is mainstream, heck 4 gb ddr3-1333 for 140€? (20% vat incl.) thats a bargain.

End even CL6 1333 4 gb moduls sell for 170€

i bought my CL-8 2gb ddr3-1800 for 360€ half a year ago, and there wasn't really an option to go for slower rams, cause the prices sucked badly back then (CL9 ddr3-1333 for 290€ ? hell no i, i took the 70€ more and got better value out of this i own now).

[Shintai]

considering how "cheap" ddr3 already is i say ddr3 is mainstream, heck 4 gb ddr3-1333 for 140€? (20% vat incl.) thats a bargain.

End even CL6 1333 4 gb moduls sell for 170€

i bought my CL-8 2gb ddr3-1800 for 360€ half a year ago, and there wasn't really an option to go for slower rams, cause the prices sucked badly back then (CL9 ddr3-1333 for 290€ ? hell no i, i took the 70€ more and got better value out of this i own now).

Not even to mention people already buy DDR3 today. And that its so cheap if you dont buy some 2Ghz modules...

[naokaji]

DDR3 isnt really expensive, you can get 2GB decent DDR3 for 150$, or 4 GB for 285$ like the one I have linky.
The problem with DDR3 is the low price of DDR2, DDR2 is currently so dirt cheap that you can get 8GB DDR2 for the price of 2 GB DDR3 which leads to people upgrading to more DDR2 and not the faster DDR3 instead.

[kiwi]

Not even to mention people already buy DDR3 today. And that its so cheap if you dont buy some 2Ghz modules...

You can get 2GB 2Ghz ddr3 rather cheap too

[Donnie27]

You can get 2GB 2Ghz ddr3 rather cheap too

Sure but that wasn't the point. 2GB of DDR3 still costs about 3 times as much as 4GB of DDR2.

[Donnie27]

considering how "cheap" ddr3 already is i say ddr3 is mainstream, heck 4 gb ddr3-1333 for 140€? (20% vat incl.) thats a bargain.

End even CL6 1333 4 gb moduls sell for 170€

i bought my CL-8 2gb ddr3-1800 for 360€ half a year ago, and there wasn't really an option to go for slower rams, cause the prices sucked badly back then (CL9 ddr3-1333 for 290€ ? hell no i, i took the 70€ more and got better value out of this i own now).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146785

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Cheapest DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=4GB+(2+x+2GB)

Costs 2.5 times as much in many cases and some of the RAM costs 3+ times as much. The prices aren't bad but there are too many good prices on DDR2 800MHz, to pass up for most folks IMHO. Edit -800MHz.

I use DDR 2 800 with my Wolfdale because when I tested DDR2-1066 and it was hard to tell the difference other than in SSSnadra and the price. My 4GB (2X2GB) of Muskin 5-4-4-12 RAM costs $60 US after MIB. My bud's DDR3 1066 after rebate price was $92 for two 1GB sticks.

Guys, DDR2 is the Mainstream RAM, not DDR3. There are too many DDR2 based systems on the market and still shipping. On a recent walk through Best Buy, only 2 out of about 15 systems had DDR3. Sure the prices are falling and buying DDR3 RAM isn't as painful as it was just 3 months ago.

Oh and sure most of us have paid more for RAM in the past. My 2nd purchase of DDR2 was 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 (2 X 1GB) for $192.00. I could see myself buying 4GB of DDR3

[Shintai]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146785



Cheapest DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=4GB+(2+x+2GB)

Costs 2.5 times as much in many cases and some of the RAM costs 3+ times as much. The prices aren't bad but there are too many good prices on DDR2 to pass up for most folks IMHO.

I use DDR 2 800 with my Wolfdale because when I tested DDR2-1066 and it was hard to tell the difference other than in SSSnadra and the price. My 4GB (2X2GB) of Muskin 5-4-4-12 RAM costs $60 US after MIB. My bud's DDR3 1066 after rebate price was $92 for two 1GB sticks.

Guys, DDR2 is the Mainstream RAM, not DDR3. There are too many DDR2 based systems on the market and still shipping. On a recent walk through Best Buy, only 2 out of about 15 systems had DDR3. Sure the prices are falling and buying DDR3 RAM isn't as painful as it was just 3 months ago.

Oh and sure most of us have paid more for RAM in the past. My 2nd purchase of DDR2 was 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 (2 X 1GB) for $192.00. I could see myself buying 4GB of DDR3

2½-3x more?

On the links you gave. It shows DDR3-1066 4GB for 160$ and 4GB DDR2-1066 for 95$

[Donnie27]

2½-3x more?

On the links you gave. It shows DDR3-1066 4GB for 160$ and 4GB DDR2-1066 for 95$

I said 3 times more than good 800MHz DDR2.

[Shintai]

I said 3 times more than good 800MHz DDR2.

4GB good DDR2-800 for 50$?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=4GB+(2+x+2GB)

[Donnie27]

4GB good DDR2-800 for 50$?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=4GB+(2+x+2GB)

Sure! I just picked Mushkin as an average between cheap and expensive.