Corsair 5400 or 6400??

Nocturne_sa

Nocturne_sa

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After a lot of moaning and groaning ive finally decided to jump for Corsair instead of other brands... just wanted to know how much of a difference would a XMS2 DDR 6400 4-4-4-12 make as opposed to 5400 4-4-4-12 (since its almost a £45 difference). I dont plan on overclocking much and will mostly be using them at stock speeds and the setup will be used strictly for gaming... (975xbx mobo, x1900xt, e6400 Cpu)...having said that i would however like to know how much one can push the 5400s? 800-900 MHz maybe?

Moreover, an off topic question for OCUK ppl or others who've had a returns experience with OCUK.... how long does it generally take to get a refund after sending in the product back via distance seller regulation?
 
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If your not wanting to overclock too much go for the 5400 but have you seen the lower priced 6400 Corsair?
I've no idea about distance selling etc best E mail or ring the shop to get the right advice.
 
kimandsally said:
If your not wanting to overclock too much go for the 5400 but have you seen the lower priced 6400 Corsair?
I've no idea about distance selling etc best E mail or ring the shop to get the right advice.
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yea I have but they have higher latencies...im not expert but i think lower latencies are advisible especially for gaming as opposed to higher clock rates...thus going for 5400 4-4-4 instead of 6400 5-5-5...what do u recon?
 
If you're not planning to overclock, then why not just get plain old Corsair Value 667Mhz DDR2?

They run at stock on 5-5-5-15, but my pair are happier to run tighter, and I've also run them at 750mhz or so when overclocking my FSB with just a 0.1v nudge on the voltage.

The best thing about them though, is that they've booted with all 3 of the Conroe motherboards I've had in the last 4 weeks (don't ask! ;) ) whillst I've read all kinds of horror stories about RAM compatibility with the 965 boards on here.

Value doesn't always mean bad ya know!!

Having said that, I wouldn't mind some XMS!! :)

On these intel setups, FSB has more impact on memory bandwidth than latencies and raw memory speed I've found, after messing about with Sisoft Sandra and twiddling RAM speeds and timings in the bios.

Re the refunds, mine have always come through within 7 to 10 days, but as others have said, ring the shop for a definitive answer.
 
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Oh yeah, so it is!! :D

I'd not visited the memory section for a while, and I was probably confusing it with the XMS Pro Twin X stuff anyway, which is a little more pricey...

Sorry about that!
 
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