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Ram memory timings. Is it really worth the extra cash?
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fuel_f2f
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_ 		31. October 2009 @ 23:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok I'm just curious... I've been looking at 2 sets of Ram right now and I wasn't sure what to buy.
One is a pretty cheap set of 2x2GB Corsair XMS2 ram at CAS:5 and Mem Timing:5-6-6-18 for $55 after MIR
The second is a nice set of 2x2GB Corsair Dominator ram at CAS:5 and Mem Timing:5-5-5-15-2T for $80 after MIR

I know a low CAS Latency is better because theirs fewer clock cycles. But I know little about memory timing other than lower is usually better.

So how important is this and is it really worth an extra $25 for the better timings listed.

Here's a link to the two ram sets:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145247
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145214
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abuzar1
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 07:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
You will barely see a difference (like not even, it's gonna be something that would have to be measured by a resting program). They are both essentially cas5 memory. Just get the cheaper one.
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fuel_f2f
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 11:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds good... I read in a few places it would only be noticeable in benchmarking programs and not really make a diff real world. But those sites were kinda crappy so I always come here for trusted advice.

Thanks for the confirmation, I'm def gonna put in an order of the Corsair XMS2's
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abuzar1
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_ 		1. November 2009 @ 12:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No problem. And if you've got a good motherboard you can try lowering the timings to Cas4. Depending on how good the batch of memory it is, it might work.
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KillerBug
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_ 		2. November 2009 @ 03:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
There isn't even much difference between cas9 and cas7...1/3 of a cas might not even be detected by some benchmark apps.
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