Low Latency RAM

[Murr]

What exactly is the benefit? And is it worth an extra $50 per 512 Mb stick?

 

[Murr]

:brokenheart:

 

[Acanthus]

its too early for questions im going back to bed.

 

[BoomAM]

Too some maybe.
To general users. no.

 

[JohnDeer]

Yes, get the lowest latencies possible for the best performance. The noticible speeds in your system come from how fast your memory is and runs and not just your CPU.

 

[BoomAM]

If you are someone who does everything possible to get every bit of extra performace out of your system, and like higher 3dmark scores then yes.
If you dont like doing that and/or dont give a toss about 3dmark scores, then no.

In games, there is almost no increase. Maybe 1-2fps, or a ever-so-slightly faster load time. In windows, you would`nt really notice at all.

Ive tryed it on several systems, and both me and my friends cant see much of a difference, if any at all.
But thats just me. Others will no doubt argue against this, but from from my experiance, its a waste of money.

IMHO, its a waste, and you should save the money, or put it towards something else

 

[DWW]

It won't make sh!t of a difference if you have to get less RAM, meaning using the page file more often.

That $50 can buy a nice stick of 256 DDR400. I'd rather get that then a tiny bit of latency bonus and having to use the swap file more often than not with the extra stick. As others say, you won't notice it.

 

[Cerb]

I find 2 2-2-2-5-1T faster than 2.5-3-3-6-2T (cheaper RAM) when using lots of applications and switching between them all the time. However, I wouldn't pay and extra $50 per 512MB stick. I would pay $20, though (HyperX)

 

[Idontcare]

Originally posted by: Murr
What exactly is the benefit? And is it worth an extra $50 per 512 Mb stick?

I look at things like this as follows:

If your computer system is worth $1000 (including the new 512Mb stick), then the extra $50 is just a 5% cost adder to the overall investment you've made.

So the question really is whether or not the extra 5% computer system cost increase for lower latency RAM is accompanied by a 5% or near 5% system performance increase. From the sound of it this is actually not too inconceivable, so is likely worth the investment.

My system cost around $2000, so if I have the option to purchase an item that raises my system performance by 5% then it should cost <$100 otherwise it's probably not worth the upgrade.

That's my opinion anyways.

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