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Thread ID: 82617 2007-09-02 08:57:00 CAS latency timings - anybody take any notice? Deane F (8204) Press F1
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587116 2007-09-02 08:57:00 When choosing performance RAM for a gaming rig (as I will be doing soon) has anybody found that better timings make a difference in real-world applications (meaning games - of course...) ?

I'm sure that benchmarking will show up the differences between top brands like Corsair, Crucial etc - but when it comes to actually using the system does it make a difference? Has anybody got any actual experience of the difference - like by swapping out RAM for another performance stick and noticed any difference?

I'm talking about premium RAM here - in particular DDR2-800.

I'm suspecting there is a bling element to the way RAM is marketed.
Deane F (8204)
587117 2007-09-02 09:49:00 When choosing performance RAM for a gaming rig (as I will be doing soon) has anybody found that better timings make a difference in real-world applications (meaning games - of course...)
They make little real life difference, although memory with lower timings often has greater overclocking headroom.
Pete O'Neil (6584)
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