am i better off getting 1gb of faster ram
or 2gb of slower ram?
and what timings am i lookinf for and why?
and what companies are good
i`m interested in pc3200 for an asus a8n sli deluxe
For gaming: 1GB faster RAM (CL2 PC-3200)
Crucial, Kingston, Corsair are good brands for gaming.
Video editing/rendering, databasing/accounting: 2GB slower RAM (CL3 PC-3200)
Infineon, Micron, Samsung (ORIGINAL) are good brands in this area.
timings depends on your computer usage.
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whats the real world difference between cl2 and cl3?
my current system i have rambus 1066 mhz memory and i get
really really good cpu scores on benchmarks, is the cl speed comperable like the bus speed?
There are two ways to increase the performance of a memory module:
1. increase the clock frequency
2. increase the throughput
By decreasing the latency, you increase the throughput.
The real world difference between CL2 and CL3 is one clock cycle.
Is that a trick question? haha
CL stands for CAS Latency. CL2 parts process data a little quicker than CL3 parts in that you have to wait one less clock cycle for the initial data. However, after the first piece of data is processed, the rest of the data is processed at equal speeds. Latency only affects the initial burst of data. Once data starts flowing, there is no effect. Bear in mind, a clock cycle for a PC100 module is 10 nanoseconds so you probably won't notice a significant performance difference. Most systems will accept either latency part. However, there are some systems that require either CL2 or CL3 parts.
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All though I've heard from Wusy (I think it was him) that you might benefit more on some new games by getting 2GB.
I always thought 1GB dual-channel is good enough!
Can anyone comment?
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Oh, that was my situation where I needed to run RAMDisk and RAM hungry games like The Sims2. Other than my bizzare case the most you'll ever need with the latest game is 1GB.(hopefully...)
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1GB rated CL2 has the potential for CL2. And in rare cases will you need 2GB. Plus, you'll get better performance from 1GB for most of your computer need anyway.
Also, your board is dual channel, so you already get good bandwidth from 2 pcs 512MB. Your performance will suffer if you address 1GB per channel.
any other comments?
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that seems so odd that 1gb would be better than 2
i thought 64 bit cpus could address much more memory
i guess i should go for 1gb cl2 512x2
i do know if i use the other 2 banks my mem speed will drop
thats odd
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Surely, if you were using your computer for video rendering/editing or designing 2GB is better. But I assume you are a gamer.
1GB is better in the following respect:
Performancewise, 1GB is optimal for WINXP. Remember, your OS has to provide the memory mapping (page files) for the entire 2GB memory space, and for gaming it's not normal to use more than 1GB system memory. The unused memory space equals a loss in performance. Then, the performance rating becomes an issue of memory usage vs. total memory size.
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