Does ddr3 of ram really necessary?

baytisoy88

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guys im only after the latest games.and im using an am2 mobo(so its ram is ddr2), is it really necessary to buy a new mobo that uses ddr3..or could i just buy a new proce and videocard?
 
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Don't buy the DDR3 it not much improvement from your DDR2 right now....

and yeah full overhaul will be the best for the money u will spend....
My experience with my 1100T when I was using it on a DDR2 platform, It was decent, even in gaming with DDR2 800mhz. Since I moved to a newer board with DDR3 memory I didn't notice much improvement over DDR3, Only thing I noticed that was an improvement was on the DDR3 1600mhz ram I can OC the CPU-NB higher and gain more performance over the DDR2 memory where I could only get 2400mhz stable. DDR3 with a CPU-NB at 2899mhz I noticed a big difference not only in desktop usage, but in games the FPS gains were their.