Timing vs Mhz

David2655 · 24 Jul 2011 at 17:59

right so for my first gaming build im looking at corsair vengeance ram for a p8p67 pro and ive got down to these 2

2x4gigs 1600mhz 8-8-8-24 ---£84
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-295-CS

2x4gigs 1866mhz 9-9-9-24 ---£80
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-292-CS

as you can see price is pretty much irrelavant and i dont suppose theres much performance difference but i thought it would be worth running it past your expert opinons

jak731 · 24 Jul 2011 at 18:01

Depends on what system you are using, intel memory controller is a bit different to amd's. In all honesty though you won't notice any real world performance difference regardless of what speed/timing memory you choose. For instance this would be fine and would save you £30 which could be put towards a better gpu.

Jordan97 · 24 Jul 2011 at 18:03

You probably won't notice any difference between the two, but the 1866MHz would be faster, really n

I would not recommend Vengeance RAM by the way. It is very tall and will block most heatsinks. Something like the Corsair XMS3, which is exactly the same speed, half the size and a quarter of the price would be much better.

David2655 · 24 Jul 2011 at 18:10

thanks for the input guys, im going with a corsair h80 cooler, so height clearence isnt really an issue. so does vengeance ram not have a good reputation? reading reviews it looked pretty good :confused:

that hyperx kit does look pretty nice though

jak731 · 24 Jul 2011 at 18:18

I can recommend the hyperX, bought a set the other week, on my oced amd system it runs stable at 7.7.7.20 @1333MHz @1.5V and at 9.9.9.24 @1666MHz @1.6V. The heatsinks look better in real life than the store photo, they run pretty cool too, after an hour of prime 95 they are warm to the touch but not hot

David2655 · 24 Jul 2011 at 18:31

well i suppose if its not going to make much difference either way i may as well just bite the bullet and get those hyperx sticks, that said, im willing to pay the extra for the vengeance 1866mhz kit if it makes a difference. any opinions?

Surveyor · 24 Jul 2011 at 19:24

See for yourself what difference it makes:

The Best Memory for Sandy Bridge

EggCustard · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:26

In terms of pure memory bandwidth frequency always wins at the end of the day (providing the interconnected to the processor is fast enough - these days with on-die memory controllers it's usually certainly a "yes"). The timings come into play as a fine-tuning type of practise. The only aspect more important is overall RAM capacity, but only when the applications you're running are using up the additional memory.