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Old 03-24-2011, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by meshuggahs View Post
Imo DDR2 to DDR3, even a triple channel DDR3 setup, is mariginal compared to the GPU/CPU. Just aslong as you have enough of it for the game to fit in. Changin a motherboard just to replace the ram would be a waste. If you do it you better swap the rest of the gear also for better.

Best bet would be to upgrade to that ddr2 to 4gb and then think about a new GPU after the release, when we know more about CoD performance.
As i said, some more DDR2 should be fine. I ran DDR2 1066 just until about a year ago, I know that it's fine. What matters the most is how much of it you have. The difference between 2gb and 4gb is quite noticeable when your system is under strain. And another thing to think about are the CAS timings. Lower the better. Some slower, super low latency RAM will benefit your system better than fast RAM with high timings, especially when combined with a good CPU. But honestly I love my fast DDR3 1600, and comparatively I noticed a nice boost in framerate. But then again I'm running 7-7-7-21 timings at 1.6v... so the best of both worlds.
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