I think DDR3 is coming out soon. Then, DDR2's price will drop tremendously

hmm...how to say...usually i already using vista home premium edi.....i found that:
1. interface eat alot resource....we DON NEED them
2. 1 gig RAM still can't run smooth
3. New feature of vista can't drag the money from ur pocket
4 shutdown & start up take alot of time...sighz....

last month i quoted a price for my fren's PC. 1GB was around RM380, and its a Kingston DDR667.

last week i quoted a price for myself at lowyat.1GB was around RM220 and its a Kingston DDR667.

lol.

Yalor...512MB DDr667 only RM115, 1GB around RM220...I wonder will it drop somemore...

don think so la...

that's the bottom line for this moment....

until the next big tech coming in....it should hovers around there..

I think they're fixing price for good, in order to get rid the RAMBUS out of market in 2001.

DDR3 production samples are out, but I think it will be a even longer time for it to catch on compared with DDR2 from DDR. Even the best of current DDR2 cannot be used up to its fullest potential, especially with intel systems. Problem-limited by FSB; even C2D which using 1066FSB only translates to dual channel DDR533, more and the FSB will not allow it to be any faster. Even if overclock super gila kau kau to 2000FSB (board want to mati liau by then-must voltmod even to be stable ) its only dual channel DDR1000 (easily obtainable even with affordable OCing ram-below RM400-450/pair of 512=1GB). AMD systems can fully utilise memory at any speed thanks to integrated memory controller but have issues with overclocking beyond DDR800, have to drop to 2T (akibatnya kena OC lagi banyak cos performance loss )

And yet people wonder why so little performance increase when upgrade to faster ram..haii...

Correction : 1066FSB is only DDR533, DDR667 is for 1333FSB

Its gone up already in fact. 1GB now closer to RM250 than RM220. Not sure about 512MB, but I doubt it has gone down .

Hint: Don't come to Penang to buy ram. As of this week, still at old prices 512MB-RM150-180, 1GB-RM300++ for 667, DDR800 use your imagination. If in penang, want 512mb can get from me..hehe..if KL go lowyat..

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Added on February 22, 2007, 11:57 pmThink its mostly software. Need lotsa tweaking. Heard there's a lot of problems with drivers for vista, especially for 64-bit edition (http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00001.htm).

This post has been edited by lohwenli: Feb 23 2007, 01:17 AM

OMG, I bought Patriot RAM for rm330 per 1 GB. I lose almost rm100 per stick. losing rm200 per 2 gb... I want my money back!!!!!!!!

Yes. For current mobo, maximum RAM multiplier is 3x only.
So for normal overclockers, 1.1k MHz is the highest they able to achieve
For DDR3 mobo, i think the RAM multiplier will increase to 4-5x maybe.

Multiplier? I presume you're refering to intel systems, I haven't messed around much with 775 based systems. From my previous experience on 478 systems, running the ram any faster than 1:1 with the FSB actually results in a performance DROP in a fair number of cases (assuming running dual channel), because the memory controller has to switch to a async bus (which adds latency).

Simple mathematics to show why running ram faster than 1:1
FSB transfers per second = base clock x 4 (due to quad pumping)
Ram transfers per second = base clock (if 1:1) x 2 (DDR factor) x 2 (dual channel)

Both transfer 64 bits per transfer, so in the end if you run the ram faster than 1:1 data will be stuck as it can't be relayed. Also, HDD and PCI data has also got to be relayed through the FSB, so actually its impossible for ram to fully utilise the FSB for itself. Unless you're overclocking, you won't need really fast ram.

So I'm guessing DDR3 is going to take quite a while to kick off. Probably only when socket AM3 is out, which is in a few years time. Even intel is considering delaying the launch of DDR3 chipsets. Need to come up with another data bus to properly utilise DDR3's capability, which means even the processor architecture must be revamped; even C2D's Core micro-architecture might not be adequate.

This post has been edited by lohwenli: Feb 23 2007, 01:16 AM

ehh you quoted my post, but perhaps you quoted for the wrong reasons - i donno.

my point was that uptake of Vista being slow was not based on RAM pricing alone.

it's about the entire system together. (Vista Experience Points or something)

2day i just check the czone pricelist...oh lawd 260 for 1GB ddr ram i definitely gonna get 2 sticks next week s long s the price remains the same

In my opinion the RAM and the bugs is keeping me away from the system. I usually upgrade Microsoft OS 2 yrs after its launch. After all Surfing net,listening Mp3 watching anime using Pentium D is a bit "overpowered" why not getting a better OS?

I'm thinking to try out on my notebook which got 1GB RAM with only 32bit Centrino and see how slow is it b4 I deploy the system on my slow 512MB Pentium D. Win Server 2003 is giving me a lot of unsupported driver issue. My scanner is not working on this OS. You will be surprise that even Intel gfx GMA950 graphics driver do not support win 2003.

This post has been edited by billytong: Feb 23 2007, 09:40 AM

Get it b4 tuesday or wednesdays, those r the days the price will change, either up or down.

same here. to me, it's not just RAM but other parts as well.

thks 4 the heads up...i will definitely get it on the 1st day of the week

The RAM price is like 'barang kawalan' nowdays....

I went to LY this morning, wanted to upgrade my RAM. Most of 'famous' shop already out of stock (including Czone) Xtually, yesterday i checked CZone pricelist and they sell 1GB DDR2 KVR 667mhz PC5300 for RM220. So really xcited to get it today. But today the price oledi increased, become RM230 and out of stock furthermore. And their shop so crowded.

Then, i went straight to Viewnet, so relieved not so many people there. And U know what, they have the RAM at the cheapest price among other shops today (after checked other shops leaflet).

So, i grabbed 2 X 1GB kingston DDR2 667Mhz RAM at RM438 (RM219/piece). Just installed it, now operate with 3GB RAM (plus the old 2 X 512MB DDR2 667Mhz RAM)

And the salesperson said, the price will go up again in the next few days.

This post has been edited by GuyzNexDoor: Feb 24 2007, 11:50 PM

When is the DDR1 price gonna drop

I think the price dropped last few weeks, to around 240 (the lowest I've seen in awhile now) and now price go up again. I bought 1GB stick for my friend for 285 at All IT (Digital mall) before CNY kinda rush and no time to go Lowyat to get better offer