Got a question about RAM

[angstsoldat]

If I were to get two sticks of this patriot http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220045 .. You see the cas latency is 2? Would it be CAS 2 for just 1 stick or would it be Cas 2 for both sticks working together? Or would it combine somehow to be suckier and be like Cas4 . . lol sorry that sounded dumb :x

 

[DaveSimmons]

Stock speed for multiple sticks is the same for 1 as for 2 if they are the same speed.

With mismatched sticks, speed usually needs to be the slowest of the sticks (a CAS 2 and CAS 3, safest speed is CAS 3)

 

[angstsoldat]

ahh I see thanks .

One last thing, the modern most common ram currently for gaming is DDR400 184-pin DDR SDRAM right?

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
ahh I see thanks .

One last thing, the modern most common ram currently for gaming is DDR400 184-pin DDR SDRAM right?

yes, but Cas timings dont mean very much at all if you are using an athlon 64

 

[angstsoldat]

Then what does matter?

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
Then what does matter?

the amount of RAM basically.

 

[SrGuapo]

Originally posted by: angstsoldat
Then what does matter?

The amount of RAM (assuming you are using it all) will probably have a bigger improvement than CAS latencies. If you could either have 512 MB of 2-2-2 RAM, or 1GB of 2.5-3-3, the 1GB would be faster in many apps...

 

[coomar]

dual channel makes a difference as well, you should try and buy 2 sticks of this at once if at possible

 

[nick1985]

dual channel is only a couple % performance increase at best