Ram (speed) upgrade worth it?

maby but the way i see it is the gpu/cpu has to send data to the ram so the faster the les lag.
my system uses ram much faster than the bord stipulates and i some how always get better bench mark scores above thouse with 1600mzh
 
depends on the price of the ram imo,if its not much more money then its always worth it to have faster speeds
 
Wondering if id see much performance increase going from 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600Mhz 7-8-7-24 (4x 2gb sticks)
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In my opinion you would see no difference in upgrading. You could probably overclock your current ram anyway.

The only way you would see a difference is in benchmark results. I think you have some really cool ram and it would be a waste of money upgrading it. Unless of course you can sell them for a good price and get a two stick combo without losing much more than £10.

If you used Ramdisk it would probably go a bit faster, but would need to be superman to notice the difference.
 
I run my memory @2400mhz 9-11-11-25-1T with very tight 2nd and 3rds. My CPU runs @4.0ghz which is a very mild OC. I can use the memory settings 24/7 100% stable without any problems with extra heat/cooling and its free. I may only get an extra 1% to 2% increase in performance but its there all the time with no stress to the system. I then read on these forums about some of the other things people do to get a few percent more performance that I would not consider for various reasons. I think my favorite is seeing the speed some people run their CPUs at 24/7. When CPU speeds approach 5.0ghz the extra cost of cooling needed for a few hundred extra mhz makes me think of the argument people make against using fast memory.
 
Stick with your kits. They are fast and would run two stick 7-11-7-25 1T 88 at 2400mhz for benching anyway which is faster than what any of these guys can attain due to them having PSC based ICS.

For gaming run em at stock. Done.
 
^^^^ You dont need 16gb for gaming and these sticks perform worse than the ones you have now. Stick with the Ripjaws.
 
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