1333Mhz vs 1866Mhz+ : )

[ttechfs]

Hi, I am going to build a computer in the future and I was just wondering is there really any hard down difference that I would notice between buying 32GB of 1333Mhz RAM as opposed to 32GB of 1600Mhz, 1866Mhz or 2133Mhz or 2400Mhz??


Am I really going to notice? I'm not a huge gamer. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. And I'm not sure if you compensate with something else like a SSD with 1333Mhz, its like having 1866Mhz RAM installed?


Any clarification would really help me out a lot. Thank you! : )

 

[nna2]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bulldozer-ddr3-overclocking,3209-9.html take a read thru the next few pages of this and it should give you an idea about it

 

[ttechfs]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/bulldozer-ddr3-overclocking,3209-9.html take a read thru the next few pages of this and it should give you an idea about it

I think the answer seems to be theres not a huge difference and they were testing on games which I don't really do and on AMD, not Intel. So.... I suppose there's not much difference if I throw in 1333Mhz or 2133Mhz. I don't think I'd be able to tell or see the difference?


Thank you.

 

[nna2]

there is some difference, but it mostly in silicon tests, not in day to day things

 

[ttechfs]

there is some difference, but it mostly in silicon tests, not in day to day things

Yeah, I'm not gaming much. I'm running Microsoft Office, Google chrome with a bunch of tabs open, itunes, winrar, watching movies, I don't think it will come into play majorly for me?

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The integrated memory controller on Sandy and Ivy Bridge CPUs does not really need high speed memory. DDR3 1600 cas 9 is the sweet spot. Make sure it's 1.5v.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/4

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/memory/2011/01/11/the-best-memory-for-sandy-bridge/5

 

[nikorr]

 

[nikorr]

 

[ttechfs]

http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/graph4503/39733.png

Hey, thanks for those charts. Theres really no difference looking at them. That was a big help! : )

 

[ttechfs]

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[nikorr]

Hey, thanks for those charts. Theres really no difference looking at them. That was a big help! : )

You're welcome.

Not much improvement in performance, is it : )

 

[nikorr]

Good luck!

 

[nikorr]

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