Is 20 bucks for lower CL worth it?

waveygravy

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ddr3 timings and latency are very high compared to ddr2 ram and ddr2 is cheaper. until they nail ddr3 timings I'm sticking with ddr2 hope it helps.
 
To muddy the water further, for another $20 you can get CAS6

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226121

If ya look at it from the standpoint of $20 extra on a $170 purchase, it looks like a lot, however if you take into account that it is in say a $2000 system, the 1% difference doesn't seem significant at all and it does make your whole system faster.

Also watch the high heat sinks on the $170 set, may interfere with your CPU cooler.