OCZ DDR3 at 1800mhz

Alex UK said:
Timings are also still very high.
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Remember that timings are not on an absolute scale. They are relative to the RAM's speed since they measure the number of memory clock cycles wasted before response.

This memory runs at 900 MHz (that's 900 million cycles per second). If the CAS latency is 8 cycles that means that it takes 8.8r nanoseconds to respond.
Other memory, like this very popular kit runs at 333 MHz (333 million cycles per second). If the CAS latency is 3 that means that it takes 9 nanoseconds to respond. Even though the fast memory's latency is numerically higher it is still exhibiting faster responses.

This is even true if you overclock the Ballistix to 533 MHz and a latency of 5 where the wait is then 9.38 nanoseconds.
 
Division. :p

For example, if there are 900000000 cycles in one second how many seconds does it take for 8 cycles to complete?

900000000 cycles / 1 second = 8 cycles / x seconds
cross multiply
900000000 cycles * x seconds = 8 cycles * 1 second
solve for x
x seconds = 8 cycles / 900000000 cycles
x seconds = 8.8r * 10^-9 seconds
convert units
8.8r * 10^-9 seconds = 8.8r nanoseconds
 
Anandtech has a review of it up already. It appears that, unlike when DDR2 replaced DDR1, we already have DDR3 memory which is faster than DDR2, which will hopefully speed its adoption by all the nutters with more money than sense who just have to have the fastest thing available ;) :D
 
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