RAM speed doesnt matter??

[RADEON X980]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
RAM speed does not matter unless the CPU is being overclocked, or your system can actually utilize it.
just go with the better vid. card.

 

[silverpig]

Context?

 

[RADEON X980]

I was asking if ddr333 has a big diff in gaming then ddr2 533

 

[silverpig]

Then his statement is pretty much accurate. What matters most is the video card, then the cpu. Next I guess would be ram, but it won't make much of a difference. Of course, if you underclocked your ram to like 100 MHz your system would be sucking wind.

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: RADEON X980
I was asking if ddr333 has a big diff in gaming then ddr2 533

well since there is not system that you would have the choice of ddr333 or ddr2 533....but it really depends on the platform. the p4 is much more bandwidth starved than the A64. but generally timings and minor changes in speed don't matter much. but if you running pc2100 on a p4 it's gonna be hurting big time.

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Yeah, if you have a P4, performance will decrease a lot. If you're running an A64, speed doesn't matter very much.

 

[ch33kym0use]

for overall performance, no RAM speed doesnt mean much however it does mean much in certain contexts like overclocking and getting the performance and stability I need out of it to compliment the rest of the system im working on

 

[RADEON X980]

will performance go down if the platform is a pent. M 2 ghz ?

 

[Valkerie]

Originally posted by: RADEON X980
will performance go down if the platform is a pent. M 2 ghz ?

big time if it's a laptop CPU, in sync with the ever forsaken 5400 HD

 

[RADEON X980]

awwwwww what should i do go with the ddr333 with go6600 or with the ddr2 533 with ati MR x600 SE freakin toshiba makes me so pissed off

 

[n7]

I'd get the former, but both will perform similarly.

 

[RADEON X980]

former is the ddr3 with go6600 rite?

 

[BadAcid]

I'd go with go6600 and DDR333

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

Originally posted by: RADEON X980
former is the ddr3 with go6600 rite?

Yes. If you're not going to be a hardcore gamer, I'd go with the latter though.

 

[Cheesetogo]

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: RADEON X980
I was asking if ddr333 has a big diff in gaming then ddr2 533

well since there is not system that you would have the choice of ddr333 or ddr2 533....but it really depends on the platform. the p4 is much more bandwidth starved than the A64. but generally timings and minor changes in speed don't matter much. but if you running pc2100 on a p4 it's gonna be hurting big time.

Actually, some of the 915 chipset boards have both DDR and DDR2 slots.