Why AMD really needs DDR 2

Actually, I honestly think AMD *needs* to move to DDR2, latency issues or no latency issues. You need to look at this from the perspective of the 90% of people out there who don’t know about latencies or the “truth” behind DDR vs. DDR2. These are people who look at 2 equally priced systems (AMD and Intel) and see the “DDR2” and think that it must mean it’s twice as fast, or faster, or more modern, etc.

This is no doubt the case with anything, and is why retailers can get away with charging $600 for a 5900XT. The question really is, will AMD’s popularity skyrocket once AM2 is launched with DDR2 support? Read the full posting at The Inquirer.