P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP. Is it DDR3 only?

[tnt123]

Gentlemen,

I have been looking at upgrading my PC for sometime, and I am waiting not very patiently for the Intel price drops on the 22nd July. On the Mobo front I have been looking at the new Asus mobo and wondered if they only take DDR3 or will they take DDR2 in the short/medium term. At least until DDR3 gets to be worth having.

Thanking you in advance.

 

[BUFF]

That's what the 3 in P5K3 stands for.
if you want to use DDR2 P5K Deluxe/WiFi-AP

 

[jonnyli]

The P5k supports DDR2. The P5k3 is DDR3 only. The P5k deluxe is good overclocker and a decent improvement over the P65 chip set.

 

[tnt123]

Thanks Jonnyli and Buff,

It has stopped me making a page one mistake. Is DDR3 worth it at the moment. Looking at the costs compared to DDR 2, it is very expensive, or am I best off looking at the P5K and not worrying aboyt the P5K3?

 

[Crashman]

DDR2 provides better performance right now, low-latency DDR3 isn't widely available and the stuff that does exist isn't all that great.

 

[jonnyli]

At this point in time, DDR3 is just a waste of money. It has higher latencies and cost whole lot more than DD2 memory. Go for the P5k deluxe and get some nice high end DDR2 over clocking memory.

 

[x-force]

If you want DDR2 AND DDR3 support get Asus P5KC :

 

[aevm]

True, but by the time DDR3 is worth the cost there will be nicer mobos out there, with PCI-E 2.0 and so on.

Here's a useful article:
http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=644