Is DDR dead?

[Dputiger]

I just read an article on how Taiwanese motherboard makers are discontinuing DDR boards--is DDR dead?
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?IR=N&ClassID=100&datePublish=2001/05/23&pages=01&seq=1

[VERT]

read articles regarding this a few weeks ago, I belive DDR will be around for a bit longer, especially in video cards. RDram is still expensive and DDR is a good (although only giving upto 10% performance increases) supstitute. If you are thinking to yourself, Shall I buy a new mobo with support for DDR, I think you should be fine for at least a year ot 2.

[Roy]

It's a difficult call. The whole tech slump is casting some gloom on the situation.

I'm about due for an upgrade. First I was thinking TBird/PC133. Then I noticed the dual RAM chipsets and thought about taking that path. Next I thought, why bother just go with DDR. Now I see P4s breaking the 2GHz mark and ... oh what the heck?!! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

I'm not rushing into this, all in good time. Thanks for the news item.

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[Bovon]

What concerns me about the DDR ram mainboards is, ram prices are driven by supply and demand. The more ram sold, the cheaper it is over the counter.

DDR for video cards will still be made, and available to card manufacturers, who buy the stuff in huge amounts, but for the guy on the street who has a mainboard that requires it and its non existant, or maybe availible in small quantities, the price will go thru the roof.

Many people buy and upgrade at least once a year and a DDR mainboard is fine now for them because the ram is abundant and cheap. When the newer technology come along, they will simply retire that system, and build another. But, what happens to the guy that wants a system for 2 years or more, and ram is unavailable, or so costly that it cannot be justified?. I well remember several years ago when ram went thru the roof mainly because a factory burned down in Taiwan, and a shipload was in Seattle under some sort of embargo, only the rich could afford to buy what little was available.

Tech support for these DDR mainboards could also go down the drain. I just believe its too iffy right now to jump on the DDR bandwagon unless somebody is planning on another upgrade in 6 months to a year.