RAM 1600 vs 2133

jerodpaul

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Ok, so I'm stuck between which to pick the stats are
1)
DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Timing 8-8-8-24
Cas Latency 8
Voltage 1.5V
2)
DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000)
Timing 10-12-12-31
Cas Latency 10
Voltage 1.6V
They are the same price but obviously one is 2133 and 1600, but as you can see the 1600 has better timings and cas latency vs the 2133, but the 2133 is 2133 lol so I don't know which is the better deal. A little help? I don't know whetehr the base speed or the CAS and timings are more important, soo which would you chose. They are both the same manufacturer, everything so.
 
Solution
the 2133 if your mobo/CPU can run it - timings wise they are about equal when you take freq into effect - with DRAM and using these as examples to compare for pricing - look at

1600/8 vs 1866/9 vs 2133/10 vs 2400/11 with each combined step up - you gain a little performance wise primarily via the bandwidth - now then if the 2133 se was CL9 then thats a much bigger jump is is actually considered performance DRAM that scale runs

1600/7 1866/8 2133/9 2400/10 2666/11

Tradesman1

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the 2133 if your mobo/CPU can run it - timings wise they are about equal when you take freq into effect - with DRAM and using these as examples to compare for pricing - look at

1600/8 vs 1866/9 vs 2133/10 vs 2400/11 with each combined step up - you gain a little performance wise primarily via the bandwidth - now then if the 2133 se was CL9 then thats a much bigger jump is is actually considered performance DRAM that scale runs

1600/7 1866/8 2133/9 2400/10 2666/11
 
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