2133 & 1866 are almost same price? could there be a catch with these memory?

Lee_8x

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hi all

i need 2x4gb sticks for my i5 4670k, g87-hd3 mainboard.

what would you suggest? I would have instinctivly opted for the 2133 as theres not much cash difference, but maybe they have slower latency?

i'm not very knowledged on ram :'( but i did try finding some benchmarking. 2133 was always way up higher then 1600 (and 1866 came almost the same as 1600)

Crucial Ballistix Elite 1866 9-9-9-27
GEIL 8GB DDR2133 EVO VELOCE RED
G.Skill 8GB Sniper 2133Mhz (but this 11 latency!!)

and then there's the Kingston Hyper X BEAST 8GB, this is like about 15euros higher then the rest though

pls help
thnks in adv
 

tonyzet

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Higher ram frequences pays off if you are using a cpu from the amd's apu series. In intel configurations it usually doesn't offer any noticable perfomance boost, unless you are using some specific programs that really benefit from higher freqs(note that games usually do not). If you want to save some money go for the 1600MHz with a decent latency
 

Lee_8x

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Well I tend to use graphic applications a lot (photoshop, illustrator) and also some video editing. I might also do gaming but not that its gonna be a gaming rig in the 1st place
 

Lee_8x

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tnks for the replies
that article sure had a lot to read and it somewhat made me more confused lol
but yea i'm not gonna get the 2133mhz one, seems not really that worth the extra cash