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Higher CPU Frequency or Tighter RAM Timings?

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I just got my 8gb of Mushkin RAM and cant seem to run it at 4-4-4-12-2T with my CPU overclocked only 20 MHz. I can overclock the processor if I set my ram to 5-5-5-18-2T. Which is better, tighter RAM timings or higher CPU overclock?

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Motherboard - Asus M2N32-SLi Deluxe Wireless Edition
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CPU overclock. RAM timings have little to no real world effect.

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