More of slower ram or less of faster ram??

Ok then, There is a PC with 8GB of RAM, but the TC only supports 4GB. Personally, I think 4GB is enough, 8GB, is overkill.

Oh, and 04dcarraher, nice computer, and hardware you got there.

Ok then, There is a PC with 8GB of RAM, but the TC only supports 4GB. Personally, I think 4GB is enough, 8GB, is overkill.

Oh, and 04dcarraher, nice computer, and hardware you got there.

MOCHIRON_MAN

Thanks :P

I have a question is it better hardware wise to have more GB and have slower then have less GB but much faster.

for example DDR 400 4GB vs DDR2 1066 2GB

Don't buy more RAM, because then you would need another PC to put it in. Computers only support up 4GB of RAM right now.MOCHIRON_MAN

most motherboards made between last year and this year support 8gb of ram some up to 16 and 32 but you guys arnt seeing waht i am asking would faster ram speed make the pc faster at all or could i get more ram to improve performance

Ok then, There is a PC with 8GB of RAM, but the TC only supports 4GB. Personally, I think 4GB is enough, 8GB, is overkill.

Oh, and 04dcarraher, nice computer, and hardware you got there.

MOCHIRON_MAN

Some support 16 gigs......enter the mid level Asus p5q anyone?

On topic.....I have 8gigs @ 1000 (factory overclocked) and i didn't see any difference when i had 4. Then again i don't notice a lot of stuff.

Don't buy more RAM, because then you would need another PC to put it in. Computers only support up 4GB of RAM right now.MOCHIRON_MAN

There really is no "slower ram" and "faster ram". All you need is ram that supports 1:1 fsb ratio with your CPU. Having a cpu fsb of 333 and ram of 667mhz will yield same real world performance as having a cpu fsb of 333mhz and ram of 1600mhz.

Basically, if you do not overclock, ramspeed is NOT a concern.

Also, timings do NOT matter for real world performance. Tests showed no difference between 3-4-4, 4-4-4, 5-5-5, 6-6-6 timings for games. All settings gave identical FPS.

Notice I said "real world performance". By this I mean performance you can actually see and feel. If you were to run memory bandwidth benchmarking software and others of that sort, you WILL see a difference.

i right now have 4gb of ddr2 800 ram and was wondering if i should by 4 more gigs because now its only 45 bucks with a rebate or if i should by 4gb of a faster ram like 1200??slyr114

8GB is overkilling. Won't do any good...unless few years down the road, game requires more RAM, you could save it until that time =) But memory modules will be much cheaper by then

There really is no "slower ram" and "faster ram". All you need is ram that supports 1:1 fsb ratio with your CPU. Having a cpu fsb of 333 and ram of 667mhz will yield same real world performance as having a cpu fsb of 333mhz and ram of 1600mhz.

Basically, if you do not overclock, ramspeed is NOT a concern.

Also, timings do NOT matter for real world performance. Tests showed no difference between 3-4-4, 4-4-4, 5-5-5, 6-6-6 timings for games. All settings gave identical FPS.

Notice I said "real world performance". By this I mean performance you can actually see and feel. If you were to run memory bandwidth benchmarking software and others of that sort, you WILL see a difference.

Mr_NoName111

if its specificaly for gaming id say 2gig would do since on most games theres almost no difference between 2gb and 4gb... so if thats the case id go with faster

but if you use alot of software at the same time u would probably look into more gb ram...

if ur gonna upgrade from what u currently have id tell you dont do it cause 800mhz is fine

[QUOTE="slyr114"]i right now have 4gb of ddr2 800 ram and was wondering if i should by 4 more gigs because now its only 45 bucks with a rebate or if i should by 4gb of a faster ram like 1200??Ben_Sim

8GB is overkilling. Won't do any good...unless few years down the road, game requires more RAM, you could save it until that time =) But memory modules will be much cheaper by then

I doubt RAM will be "much" cheaper by then, probably not any cheaper, and possibly much more expensive. Hard to see RAM falling much more, at $13/gig for DDR2.

As been mentioned the best is to go 1:1 ratio on the memory, if you have 800mhz ram 5-5-5-15 running thru the ram divider it put some stress on the chipset so therfor a 667 at 5-5-5-15 running 1:1 will give better performance than the 800mhz.

A good way is to get some ram a bit faster than you need and they should be able to run 1:1, cos lowering the mhz usally let you lower the timings @ the same voltage this give the best performance from what i've seen and lernt.

[QUOTE="Ben_Sim"]

[QUOTE="slyr114"]i right now have 4gb of ddr2 800 ram and was wondering if i should by 4 more gigs because now its only 45 bucks with a rebate or if i should by 4gb of a faster ram like 1200??Captain__Tripps

8GB is overkilling. Won't do any good...unless few years down the road, game requires more RAM, you could save it until that time =) But memory modules will be much cheaper by then

I doubt RAM will be "much" cheaper by then, probably not any cheaper, and possibly much more expensive. Hard to see RAM falling much more, at $13/gig for DDR2.

I agree with you to a certain extent, but my point is as technology improves, New High-Tech electronics sure are going to be more expensive but the current electronics in due future, is sure to fall in price. You can't expect DDR2 and DDR3 modules to be selling at the same price. Whats' more, if technology advances, and ther is DDR4. WHo knows? (In My Opinion)