Intel X38 Express Chipset Surfaces

[BUFF]

Actually you CAN buy DDR3, :

where & at what price?

Newegg doesn't have any, I can't find any in the UK (only thing that I have seen listed is the Asus with the DIMMs physically as part of the mobo & they don't have any stock of those either)

So you get crappy performances, but hey it has minimal consumption.

& that's why for the time being DDR2 is a better bet.

Another apparently reading from the same book:

"That said, initial DDR3 modules won't be cheap—expect to see the Corsair DDR3-1066 sticks we tested today running at least $400 for a 2GB kit, with the DDR3-1333 carrying an even heftier price premium. The rare and minimal performance gains aren't worth the extra scratch, so you're better off sticking with more affordable DDR2 unless you're looking to enhance your street cred or set records with extreme memory overclocking."

" if I were building a Core 2-based system for myself today, it would have a P35 Express under the hood—albeit with DDR2 memory."

http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q2/intel-p35/index.x?pg=15

 

[Mr. Popo]

where & at what price?

Newegg doesn't have any, I can't find any in the UK (only thing that I have seen listed is the Asus with the DIMMs physically as part of the mobo & they don't have any stock of those either)

& that's why for the time being DDR2 is a better bet.

Japan, and for a while.

DDR3 shouldn't be inferior.

 

[PP Mguire]

where & at what price?

Newegg doesn't have any, I can't find any in the UK (only thing that I have seen listed is the Asus with the DIMMs physically as part of the mobo & they don't have any stock of those either)

Cant you get some from overclockers.uk?

 

[ionicle]

Cant you get some from overclockers.uk?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=8&sortby=nameAsc&subid=923&mfrid=

 

[BUFF]

a whole 4 kits total in stock

I notice that the DDR3 1066 C7 is 2.4x times more expensive than the DDR2 1066 C5 ...