8GB 1600mhz CL9 vs 8GB 1866mhz CL9

[sarosh]

hey guys, stuck on buying memory.

http://www.dabs.com/products/cruci [...] 0000&src=3

OR

http://www.dabs.com/products/corsa [...] -7KHN.html


The price difference is only about £5. I want to use my PC for gaming and some engineering software use like CAD but which memory will aid in overclocking an i5 3570k better because I have read that the ivy bridge doesnt support above 1600mhz without overclocking the memory manually under bios.

OR theres this aswell with CL8 but 1600mhz and lower voltage

http://www.dabs.com/products/cruci [...] 0000&src=3

Thanks

 

[tweakboy]

That latency difference you wont ever tell diff. Go for the faster kit 1866 CL9 ...... you can then OC it in diff ways,, up or down,,, go to 2000Mhz CL 12-12-12-32 just a example. Or go down to 1600Mhz and use 8-8-8-24 ........ gl

 

[sarosh]

bump

 

[tweakboy]

bump

What else you need help in ? I gave you your answer.


What you need to or want to know ???

 

[_Rick_]

save the fiver or put it towards more memory. In most workloads more memory will have more impact than faster memory. Those big L3s and the fixed base clock mean performance memory is becoming more niche. If you want to spend more on RAM spend enough for 16GB.

 

[bryanl]

I couldn't get any of the links to work, but generally Crucial is more trustworthy than Corsair. Avoid voltage ratings above 1.50V, again for reasons related to quality.