lost_soul on 17/8/2011 at 20:58

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Anyone ever hear of Enet brand memory? Is it any good? They're selling 4 gigs of DDR3 1333 MHz memory for $20. Also, what do you think about memory speed? From the benchmarks I've looked at, A boost from 1333 to 1600 MHz RAM gives you a whopping 2 or 3 extra FPS in games. It seems to me you are better off using that $30 or so to get the next-tier video card. Am I right?

(http://www.pricewatch.com/gallery/system_memory/ddr3-1333_4gb)

Also, when the hell can we buy an AMD compatible bord with PCIe-3 support? I know that the standard was established a wile ago and I think PCIe3 would be the best solution for a long-term system at this point. It will give you double the bandwidth of PCIe2x16.

Ostriig on 18/8/2011 at 08:56

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Before putting together a new PC I went around HardForum to get some opinions on whether waiting for PCIe 3 (among other things) is worth it, if you feel like having a skim the thread's (http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1614822&highlight=FelixC) here. Long story short, some suggested it is worth holding out until it ships, others suggested PCIe 2 wouldn't be saturated for another couple of years. My bet is that you wouldn't see PCIe 3 leveraged fully until the next gen of consoles from Sony and Microsoft launches, what with AAA PC exclusives thinning out, so worth considering when making your bets.

Anyway, PCIe 3 is supposed to come in with (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011) LGA2011 in Q4 on the Intel side, so AMD can't be (http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/07/29/amd-radeon-hd-7000-supports-pci-e-3/1) far behind on that. If your current setup can hold you well enough til spring you're probably better off waiting for it.