Hi all,
I'm shopping for RAM and have definitely decided on 1GB 3200. However, I'm really curious to know what kind of gaming benchmark differences I would see if buying:
1. Corsair XMS or Corsair Value?
2. Kingston HyperX or Kingston Value?
There is a substantial premium to pay for the higher quality RAM but what will I see in real-world performance differences? This RAM will be running in the following system:
Athlon 64 3500+
Asus A8V (unless someone can suggest a better mobo?)
ATI X800 XT Platinum
120GB WD HD, 8MB cache
Yes, there are some higher end parts in there but I've been fortunate on getting good deals, so I don't have bundles of cash to spend on super high quality RAM. However, I'll be more likely to consider it if the performance differences are huge. What are we talking here? More or less than 5%?Can someone please comment or give me some links for research?
Thanks very much,
buck
I'm shopping for RAM and have definitely decided on 1GB 3200. However, I'm really curious to know what kind of gaming benchmark differences I would see if buying:
1. Corsair XMS or Corsair Value?
2. Kingston HyperX or Kingston Value?
There is a substantial premium to pay for the higher quality RAM but what will I see in real-world performance differences? This RAM will be running in the following system:
Athlon 64 3500+
Asus A8V (unless someone can suggest a better mobo?)
ATI X800 XT Platinum
120GB WD HD, 8MB cache
Yes, there are some higher end parts in there but I've been fortunate on getting good deals, so I don't have bundles of cash to spend on super high quality RAM. However, I'll be more likely to consider it if the performance differences are huge. What are we talking here? More or less than 5%?Can someone please comment or give me some links for research?
Thanks very much,
buck