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4GB with high timings or 2GBs will low timings?

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joshisfop   11-07-2009 at 05:44:02 PM

Which is better 2gb of great memory or 4gbs of just mediocre memory?

 

I'm looking for good ram but nothing over $80
and i have two picked out but i'm not sure which to get.

 

This
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

 

or this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

 

I will be using the computer for playing games like crysis.

 

My Mobo: Asus Crosshair III Formula


Message edited by joshisfop on 11-07-2009 at 05:45:32 PM
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Bronze Motherboards badge GhislainG   11-07-2009 at 07:22:47 PM

Why not buy memory like the G.Skill HK: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] _-Product? They cost $90, but they might be worth it.

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Maziar   11-08-2009 at 11:27:49 AM

If you are not going to OC,then timings aren't important,generally timings/voltage/Mhz of the RAM are mainly important for OC'ng and won't have a great impact on performance however choosing 4GB is the better choice because it overall performs better than 2GB.

 

You can go for the one which GhislainG recommended which is a good RAM or this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148150
Which has lower timings too :)


Message edited by Maziar on 11-08-2009 at 11:28:24 AM
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geofelt   11-08-2009 at 08:30:55 PM

As a rule, faster ram or better timings show significant performance gains only in synthetic benchmarks. For real applications, or an increase in FPS it does not scale well. To my mind, 4gb is very much better.

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MARSOC_Operator   11-08-2009 at 08:51:43 PM

Memory quantity always trumps memory speed/timings when it comes to gaming. Waste your money on a better videocard, if you want to see a real improvement.

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