DDR3 vs. DDR2 and laptop video cards. Sorry if the inclusion of video cards in this question goes against forum rules. This is primarily a memory question but there's a reason for dragging video cards into this. I'm putting together the final specs on a...

256MB DDR3 or a 512 MB DDR2 (my mobo supports SLI also) i plan to use it for now im trying to get the pc going i'd like direction, low mb DDR3 or high mb DDR2. I'm trying to buy a video card for my new mobo my laptop seems to run my video editing programs decently...

Running a ddr3 graphics card on a ddr2 laptop. Can I run a laptop with ddr3 graphics card on a ddr2 laptop . Can I run a laptop with ddr3 graphics card on a ddr2 laptop The type of memory on the graphics card does not matter to anything but the GPU; the...

are very expensive. So, what exactly is the difference between a ddr2 and ddr3 video card operations? What does the number mean and how does it benefit me by going from a 2 to a 3? I have a ddr2 vid card right now but will most likely be upgrading to a ddr3...

verson now causes the video card to take up 2 slots. Either get the ultimate verson. or do what I did. Use ATI Tray Tools, and create a new profile so that the video cards fan runs faster than normal. This is not a problem to do, just something to keep...

550Mhz core, 1375Mhz shader and 800Mhz (1600Mhz DDR, DDR3 cards) or 500Mhz (1000Mhz DDR, DDR2 cards) for the RAM. A factory overclocked card is still overclocked. If you want to do a real comparison, clock both cards exactly the same and see what happens....

Most are 600 for core and 800 memory, others are 590 and 1380, ones 450 and 1300 .. All are DDR2 cards and i thought i read somewhere that you could not get the 1300 1380 clock speeds on a ddr2 chip ?.. Figure the 600 and 800 is probably more realistic....

is Gateway is to 9800M GTS, as Asus is to GTX 260M. As well as Gateway RAM - DDR3, and Asus RAM - DDR2. From my readings DDR3>DDR2, and GTX 260M > 9800M GTS. So I can either have better RAM, or a better Video Card. I choose Video Card, honestly. The...

can get a GTS250 which is one of the best cards out there in that price range that plays GTAIV and Crysis at high settings. So it will smack the crap outa' WoW. But if your on even a lower budget, go onto ebay and get a used 9600GT DDR3. Very good card for...

and get it) Also the Gateway P-7805u FX (less convenient because I can only get it at Tigerdirect.com ) The gateway dose have a better CPU and the same amount of ram BUT its ddr3 ware as the G51 is ddr2 SO other than the video card the gateway trashes...