memory latencies, 2-3-2-5 vs 3-4-4-8

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I am sure stuff like this is beat to death here, so,
I apologize for striking another blow now.



I looked at the Corsair 4000 XMS with the thoughts
that it would overclock well, they basically say that it
has been qualified at DDR500. BUT, when I looked
closer at the specs, it says that it's latencies are
3-4-4-8.

I think the OCZ-EL-3200 2-3-2-5 would be better.
They say it overclocks well, they just aren't willing to
spec it that way, and 2-3-2-5 sounds a lot better than
the Corsair spec.

What exactly do each of the latency values refer to?

Am I right in assuming that the OCZ memory will be
faster than the Corsair?

Am I right in assuming that the OCZ(@ DDR400)
would still be faster than the COrsair(@DDR500)?

 

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If you need to overclock past 400 on the memory and want to keep the
faster 2.0 latency then look at the PC 3500 in Corsair and kingston HYPER X.
A lt lot depends on your system,but generally the lower latencies
will be faster unless you need to run the memory over PC 4000. I used
some Kingston HYPER X PC 3500 the ran at 450 with no problems. DOUG