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Ah, sorry I must have ignored the SSD part of your post. In that case, I'd just get faster memory and call it a day with all the other stuff you have on the list already.
 
Soundss good I'll look into the faster memory lol haha

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Snakebabies said:
worth every penny too!
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Not in my book. They don't do anything the G.Skill's don't except cost 2.5 times as much. Test after test shows that at these speeds the timing/latency is not a factor so getting 9-10-11-30 makes no difference when comparing to 11-11-11-30. G.Skill always says 1.5-1.6v and I've never had them need more than 1.5 so I don't see the justification for cost.

If you just want the Corsair name then this is a better set, especially for the money. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233675
 
Keiserwolfe said:
You get what you pay for , Read that and make your decision Fearless less biased.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/287107-30-timings-latency-lower-numbers-worse
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It is true that lower lateness are better, but the performance gains are so low that unless you're bench marking, you won't know the difference.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468

That is the memory currently in my system. I can run it at a tighter latency, but loose bandwidth as I would have it running at 1600MHz @ CAS 9, which isn't worth it. I'd rather have the looser timings than sacrifice bandwidth.

The only time you want faster memory is in an AMD system. If you're running an APU, it will need the higher Speed ram (around 2400MHz) to get decent performance out of the integrated GPU. IF you're running an AM3+ system, you can overclock the HT for additional gains. Intel based systems won't see any benefit really, even with XMP profiles enabled.

Otherwise, pick what you think is right for your system. At the end of the day, it's all about you. :)
 
Ghstops6 said:
It is true that lower lateness are better, but the performance gains are so low that unless you're bench marking, you won't know the difference.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468

That is the memory currently in my system. I can run it at a tighter latency, but loose bandwidth as I would have it running at 1600MHz @ CAS 9, which isn't worth it. I'd rather have the looser timings than sacrifice bandwidth.

The only time you want faster memory is in an AMD system. If you're running an APU, it will need the higher Speed ram (around 2400MHz) to get decent performance out of the integrated GPU. IF you're running an AM3+ system, you can overclock the HT for additional gains. Intel based systems won't see any benefit really, even with XMP profiles enabled.

Otherwise, pick what you think is right for your system. At the end of the day, it's all about you. :)
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Not from what I've seen and read. The faster memory helps a lot with video/audio, a few fps for gaming, and is noticeable daily to me...things just open quicker. I don't know why so many are fixated on slow memory when you can see real speed differences for the same or better prices.
 
sixer9682 said:
Not from what I've seen and read. The faster memory helps a lot with video/audio, a few fps for gaming, and is noticeable daily to me...things just open quicker. I don't know why so many are fixated on slow memory when you can see real speed differences for the same or better prices.
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I should have been a bit more clear there.

I agree with you Sixer on speed of the modules. Tests show you do get faster performance when using 2133MHz or 2400MHz rated memory (anything higher would not justify the gains vs pricing.) I was more focused on latency timings. Since the memory controllers are now onboard the CPU, there's no need to worry about tighter settings as the gains are within the margin of error.

I do stand by Sixer's recommendation if you're going Corsair. G.Skill definitely as it in the price / performance ratio and I do recommend giving them a look over if you're interested.

But as I said, at the end of the day, it is all about what you.
 
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