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2006-12-26 10:46:25
LockerFish
Member
+47|7162
I'm a noob, duh, got it, okay. Could someone please explain the timings on the RAM? like 5-5-5-12 or whatever they are.  I'm working on picking out parts for a PC I would like to build and am wondering if these timings are something I should base my decision off of.


Another question about RAM is, are 4 sticks of 512 the same, worse, or better than 2 sticks of 1GB? The motherboard I picked out has 4 slots and allows dual channel and I'm looking at two 1GB sticks right now but I was just wondering...

Sorry if that seemed rushed or some parts didn't make sense, I'm around so just question me if you don't understand.
2006-12-26 10:48:29
majorassult
I <3 ak101
+307|7119|under there hayousaidunderwear
I don't know much about timings but I believe 2 sticks of 1gb is better then 4 512 sticks.
2006-12-26 10:49:51
King_County_Downy
shitfaced
+2,791|7053|Seattle

The lower the number, the better.

512 sticks are cheaper but you wouoldn't be able to upgrade in the future without having to buy all new sticks.

Last edited by King_County_Downy (2006-12-26 11:09:33)

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2006-12-26 10:55:48
nem420hunter
Member
+8|6970
http://www.overclock.net/faqs/26706-inf … mmies.html

here is a link to cas latency for dummies.  has all kinds of ram info.
2006-12-26 11:08:36
LockerFish
Member
+47|7162
alright thanks
2006-12-26 15:36:37
claor
Member
+39|6871|Australia
get 2 1gbsticks  so you can upgrade in future, and try to get ram with timings 4-4-4-12 or lower depends on how much you got to spend.
2006-12-26 15:53:12
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6949|N. Ireland
5-5-5-5-12-T1 compared with 4-4-4-4-12 will be much less expensive. 4 is much better. 3-2-3-5 is ultimate.

 

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