P powerfulcrunch Distinguished Jan 12, 2011 46 0 18,530 Jan 13, 2011 #1 A lot of gaming rigs have 1333 memory. Is 1333 memory with a good CAS Latency (say 7) as good as 1600 memory with the same CAS Latency? The CPU would be an overclocked x4 965.
A lot of gaming rigs have 1333 memory. Is 1333 memory with a good CAS Latency (say 7) as good as 1600 memory with the same CAS Latency? The CPU would be an overclocked x4 965.
P powerfulcrunch Distinguished Jan 12, 2011 46 0 18,530 Jan 13, 2011 #2 setup will be: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard X4 965 (i'd like to o.c. to a little under 4GHz) Radeon 6850 8 GB of ??? memory Upvote 0 Downvote
setup will be: ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard X4 965 (i'd like to o.c. to a little under 4GHz) Radeon 6850 8 GB of ??? memory
P powerfulcrunch Distinguished Jan 12, 2011 46 0 18,530 Jan 13, 2011 #3 Screw it. I just priced them on newegg and at 8GB there is only a $20 price difference between 1333 CAS Latency 7 and 1600 CAS Latency 7. Crisis averted Upvote 0 Downvote
Screw it. I just priced them on newegg and at 8GB there is only a $20 price difference between 1333 CAS Latency 7 and 1600 CAS Latency 7. Crisis averted