ram timings vs ram speed?

[myuserhere]

if i have an intel 3.2E and ECS mobo, what would i be better off with?
512 DDR PC4000 ram or 512 DDR3200 RAM
Would the timing really matter?
the timing on the PC4000 is 3-4-4-8, about 25 $ more than the cheapest PC3200 RAM
or about the same price as Kingston HyperX which has timings of 2-3-2-6
or am i better off saving the 25 $

 

[Zinn2b]

Take a look at Crucial ballistic there fairly priced and run @ 2-5-2-2. Now days 512 m really doesn't cut it . I would look at 1024m . I know its more money but 512m is just on the edge.On my P4 There is a small diferance @ 2-5-2-2 hardly much at all but lets say you O/C to say 210 @ 2-5-2-2 now the the spread beginns to grow and you can take this ram safely to 216 on air and have a great performance increase if your mobo can O/C at these speeds I can easily overtake 3.6 GHz using higher speed ram . my advice is go to futuremark orb and just compare the P4's there that should help you the most see what real people are getting with there systems.

 

[Thoreau]

Stick to 3200. PC4000 isn't going to provide enough of a noticeable difference (if any) to warrant the rather substantial price difference.