 | Quote: |  | | | | | | | | | | As much as enthusiasts loathe the "slow" performance of DDR2 over standard DDR, nothing can stop DDR2 from taking over. Why do I say this? The reason is that DDR is coming to an end. Following the JEDEC standard, DDR can no longer scale any further in terms of non-overclocked frequency. The fastest chip was 5ns until Samsung released the TCCD that runs at 4ns. Although Samsung was able to advance further, DDR is reaching the light at the end of the tunnel. DDR2 is going to take over and has the ability to scale frequencies to outrageously high levels. Right off the bat, DDR2's first announced frequency runs at 266MHz, which translates to PC2-4200. You'd have to buy overclocked memory in order for RAM to run at 266MHz. Next stop, companies found DDR2 to be capable of running PC2-5400 speeds without a problem. | |  | |  | |
DDR2 Memory shootout  | Quote: |  | | | | | | | | | | "Today 3DXtreme has the great pleasure of reviewing one of AsusÂ’ offering to the AMD Athlon64 socket 939 line, the A8V Deluxe. Historically it has been shown that performance from one motherboard to another on the Athlon64 platform has been very close across all manufacturers. We really donÂ’t expect things to change much with the A8V. We then shift to finding the motherboard that offers the most features for the enthusiast who is looking to overclock the Athlon64 to itÂ’s maximum potential. Can the A8V prove to be the one that we have been looking for? LetÂ’s find out..." | |  | |  | |
ASUS A8V Deluxe (AMD64 Socket939 VIA K8T800 Pro) Motherboard Review @ 3DXTREME EXTREM OVERCLOCKING has a Samurai Case Review
EZ Powersupply tester at METKUMODS
"So, if your
PSU is fine, this tester will indicate just that. If the
supply if broken in one way or another, EZ Power Supply Tester will give
you very little information on what is wrong. In the worst case, the
tester itself can get damaged in the process. In my opinion the low price
doesn't justify the low usability of this product."
