How much better is high performance RAM?

[jpcording]

Ok, I know it's $34 better:

2x512 Corsair Value Select @ Newegg

vs.

2x512 Corsair XMS @ Newegg

But what's the real-world gaming / overall performance advantage?

Can anyone suggest / link to an article with benchmarks? I've seen a lot of contradictory opinions on these boards, from "What do you expect with value RAM?" to "You absolutely do NOT need high performance memory."

I'm more interested in price/performance ratio than future-proofing or squeezing out every last fps.

Basic System Specs: A64 3000+ (modest oc to 2.15 GHz) s754; Abit KV8 Pro mobo, Gigabyte 6600GT.

Thanks in advance.

 

[WaxHaX0rS]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=28&threadid=1475190&enterthread=y

 

[Fenuxx]

I never had any problems with the Value Select memory. With an A64, pretty much any damn memory will do .

 

[w00t]

Originally posted by: jpcording
Ok, I know it's $34 better:

2x512 Corsair Value Select @ Newegg

vs.

2x512 Corsair XMS @ Newegg

But what's the real-world gaming / overall performance advantage?

Can anyone suggest / link to an article with benchmarks? I've seen a lot of contradictory opinions on these boards, from "What do you expect with value RAM?" to "You absolutely do NOT need high performance memory."

I'm more interested in price/performance ratio than future-proofing or squeezing out every last fps.

Basic System Specs: A64 3000+ (modest oc to 2.15 GHz) s754; Abit KV8 Pro mobo, Gigabyte 6600GT.

Thanks in advance.

corsair value timings for a64 chips dont mean much because the amd64 has a built in ddr memory controller. ocz or corsair vs is your best bet even if you want to oc just lower the frequency on your ram and raise the fsb.

 

[superfly27]

I read CAS2 RAM will allow you to overclock better than CAS3 RAM.