Question about ram timings on GB mobo

Im getting my granite bay soon and i want to find some memory to suit it. I have good ram that does 188 fsb but its 6 ns, i need to buy another one like it but its a gamble if it will be as good to match it up for my gb mobo. My question is:
Would i see a difference with corsair ram with 5ns vs the samsung with 6 ns? I want to get really good ram as to not worry about upgrading in the future. Thanks for anythoughts.
Matt
 

ArborBarber

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Phocas...it seems that ddr266 is the perfect match for the gb mobos. I was reading an article about ram/GB mobos recently and they were saying ddr266 is the sweet spot for this chipset/fsb. I went with corsair xms ddr 400, which will be able to chug along with these less aggressive timings forever and a day. You know how upgrading goes...come may when springdale hits the streets.......lol :)
 

ArborBarber

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Just don't mix different rams sticks...use the same type if your going to be using more then one stick. As far as the speed of ram that's up to you...faster ram is faster ram, but it comes at a cost. I don't think it will make much of a difference, however you should check out as many reviews as you can just to get a feeling as to which direction you wish to go. I went with ddr400 only because I wanted to be able to use this ram in the springdale chipset due out in Q2 03, which most likely means late May....
 

dbwillis

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Buy the better ram now, youll need it in the future so youll be spending the cash on it sooner or later....I like to spend it sooner!
 

Originally posted by: dbwillis
Buy the better ram now, youll need it in the future so youll be spending the cash on it sooner or later....I like to spend it sooner!

Ditto, i got my Corsair CMX256A-3500C2 (x2) in its way :D.