Hey guys, I'm new to the technical aspects of memory, so if my questions seem foolish I apologize.
First, why is the pricing on the memory with the slower timings higher? They both appear identical except for the timings - and the memory that "should" be faster is cheaper. Screwed up pricing or am I an idiot?
And is the difference between 4-4-3-5 and 4-4-4-12 significant?
(I see 4-4-4-12's everywhere but 4-4-3-5 sounds like it would be some kind of magically superior module)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-3-5
Voltage: 2.0V - 2.1V
Price: $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231114
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V - 2.1V
Price: $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231065
Next, when comparing the last memory pair with the following, why is it that the higher voltage memory costs $20 extra? I thought memory that is capable of running the same timings at a lower voltage is better...
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 1.9V - 2.0V
Price: $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231087
And could you elaborate as to why the next (seemingly identical) memory modules are priced differently?
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V
Price: $290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145039
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V
Price: $254
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145038
And as a general ignorant question, do you guys prefer DDR800 or DDR1066 (or DDR1111+)?
I've heard that the modules over 800 are just manufacterer's overclock. And some tell me that they just buy 1066 for the security of knowing it can run at those speeds.
I've done my best to read guides/faqs/etc, but selecting memory still confuses me in this respect. >.<
Any help would be awesome, thank you.
First, why is the pricing on the memory with the slower timings higher? They both appear identical except for the timings - and the memory that "should" be faster is cheaper. Screwed up pricing or am I an idiot?
And is the difference between 4-4-3-5 and 4-4-4-12 significant?
(I see 4-4-4-12's everywhere but 4-4-3-5 sounds like it would be some kind of magically superior module)
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-3-5
Voltage: 2.0V - 2.1V
Price: $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231114
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V - 2.1V
Price: $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231065
Next, when comparing the last memory pair with the following, why is it that the higher voltage memory costs $20 extra? I thought memory that is capable of running the same timings at a lower voltage is better...
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 1.9V - 2.0V
Price: $95
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231087
And could you elaborate as to why the next (seemingly identical) memory modules are priced differently?
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V
Price: $290
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145039
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Timings: 4-4-4-12
Voltage: 2.0V
Price: $254
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145038
And as a general ignorant question, do you guys prefer DDR800 or DDR1066 (or DDR1111+)?
I've heard that the modules over 800 are just manufacterer's overclock. And some tell me that they just buy 1066 for the security of knowing it can run at those speeds.
I've done my best to read guides/faqs/etc, but selecting memory still confuses me in this respect. >.<
Any help would be awesome, thank you.