Memory Advertised Gaming or Regular???

[waterpyro]

on websites like newegg.com they advertise different types of ram like in some of their descriptions they say High Performance or Gaming, and Then I try looking for the exact same one that just didn't say that...and I tried to compare and doesn't look like theirs a difference

But is their a difference between advertise memory and regular memory does it give it extra Ram or something???

Whats the deal

 

[huron]

It doesn't give "extra RAM." Some memory is intended to be quick and overclockable.

What you should look for is memory with good timings, such as DDR2 800 with Cas 4 or Cas 5 at standard voltages of 1.8v.

 

[Zenthar]

Memory with same speed (MHz), type (DDR2, DDR3, ...) and timing (CAS4 and-or things like 4-4-4-15) will give the same exact results, whether or not it's branded "Gaming", "Crossfire", "SLI" or "Super duper platinum premium limited extreme gaming edition".

 

[br3nd064]

Usually the only difference is that "gaming" ram sometimes has a better heatsink and maybe better timings. It really doesn't matter what it's called, just get ram with low timings and voltage.

 

[waterpyro]

ok thanks but now im not sure which ram 2 pick I have 3 options
my mobo: asus p5e
proccesor -e8400 intel duo2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227198
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145038
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145168
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231065
So far im looking at gskill cause it been rated well without problems what u guys think?

 

[br3nd064]

Out of those, I would pick either the Corsair Dominator or G.Skill.

 

[huron]

Ummm...I would look into 2x2GB offerings of DDR2 800. It's dirt cheap now and you can get solid RAM for a great price. There's no reason not to get the extra 2GB (unless saving like $20 is a big deal).