silly ddr2 question

lokiguesty · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:02

hi all

noticed the ddr2 ram has rumbers behind it (presumably the speeds) 5300 6400 etc etc

now i presume that the higher this figure the better?

if this is correct what is the best balance of cost and performance?

thanks

Loki

Buffalo2102 · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:09

Depends where you put it and what you want to do with it - if you aren't going to overclock then it's pointless getting memory that's faster than necessary.

lokiguesty · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:13

basically im doing a new system build primerially for gaming, was suggested to look at the crucial ballistix stuff, might try overclocking but depends how difficult it looks to be honest

schumi84 · 17 Apr 2007 at 19:48

If its the Ballistix stuff i am thinking of it is rated at 5300, but according to a lot of the reviews it can be overclocked very well with ease.

Personally i have the Geil 2gb Ultra low latency kit 6400, and have managed to get it running at 450MHz which is a mild overclock for the RAM (50MHz).

Will probably try higher when i get a bit time without all this poxy Microsoft revsion.