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8 gigs of ddr2 vs 4 gigs of ddr3

Post Date: 2008-06-20
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    Posted: 20 Jun 2008 at 2:34pm
Hi I want a future proof pc where I don't have to upgrade for years. I really really hate upgrading my pc it is so inconvinent. So I was thinking of going 2.66 ghz, 8 gigs of ram, and 3  nvidia 280x 1 gig video cards. Is 4 gigs of ddr3 going to give much of a performance boost over 8 gigs of ddr2? I might want to just go 8 gigs of ddr if the boost isn't that much because I think games won't require 8 gigs for many years.  Also for the 3 triple sli nvidia 280x cards do I need a 1200 watt power source or can I just use a 750 watt source? Are the 1200 watt sources silent or loud?

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The minimum for GTX 280 triple-SLI is 850W but it is highly recommended to have a 1000W PSU.

The difference between DDR2 and DDR3 is very small. But the difference between 4gb and 8gb is also very small in gaming (unless you multi-task or edit heavily)
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