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    why isn't every 8600M GT made with ddr3?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by theorist, Oct 1, 2007.

  1. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

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    hi. thanks for reading this! i was just curious why all the laptops that are coming out now with the 8600GT card not have ddr3. is it that much of a price increase? does it change the architecture of the way all the parts fit together? thanks!

    do we expect to see more laptops with the ddr3 in the future or can we upgrade our current ddr2 cards into ddr3? thanks.
     
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    thelazyone22 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why does it matter?
     
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    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Cost Effective Measure
     
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    They could probably just add $50 but still, most people wouldn't make the difference between DDR1 and GDDR4 so they continue selling DDR2
     
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  5. theorist

    theorist Notebook Consultant

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    thank you :)
     
    theorist, Oct 1, 2007
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