D Diogenes2 Platinum Member Jul 26, 2001 2,151 0 0 Jun 12, 2012 #26 The higher rating is only because of running at higher 1.6 v.. Why not run cheaper memory at 1.6v to get same performance ?
The higher rating is only because of running at higher 1.6 v.. Why not run cheaper memory at 1.6v to get same performance ?
Magic Carpet Diamond Member Oct 2, 2011 3,477 233 106 Jun 13, 2012 #27 Diogenes2 said: The higher rating is only because of running at higher 1.6 v.. Click to expand... There are plenty of higher-bandwidth memory rated at 1.5v. Samsung/Crucial come to mind. Why not run cheaper memory at 1.6v to get same performance ? Click to expand... You can.., if you know, what you are doing. It's a mixed bag, though. NB: The more quality RAM shouldn't be rated above 1.5v. Last edited: Jun 13, 2012
Diogenes2 said: The higher rating is only because of running at higher 1.6 v.. Click to expand... There are plenty of higher-bandwidth memory rated at 1.5v. Samsung/Crucial come to mind. Why not run cheaper memory at 1.6v to get same performance ? Click to expand... You can.., if you know, what you are doing. It's a mixed bag, though. NB: The more quality RAM shouldn't be rated above 1.5v.