More RAM over faster RAM?
Hi everyone,
Right, here's the deal... and hopefully you guys can help me out!
I recently made a post asking for opinions on Geil value ram, as I was edging towards 1gb of the dual channel shiny stuff. Now, I think 2 would be best, however the timings are 3-4-4-8, higher than it's 1 gb counterpart. Now, pc-memory-upgrade.co.uk has 2gb OCZ Performance Dual channel at the same price (on special offer at £157, I'm on a budget and this is it!), with slightly lower timings of 3-3-3-8.
So, after all that, what am I asking? Well it's like this, I could go with either of the above for 2gb, but if I spent less cash and went for 1gb with tighter timings (for example the 1Gb DDR PC3200 OCZ EL Platinum Dual Channel kit at 2-2-3-5 for £118), would I see better performance than the 2gb with higher timings?
I'm just starting to understand what the timings mean, but not sure what performance differences you get bewtween cas 2 and cas3 in games. If anyone can help me decide, I would be eternally grateful! :D
This is the rest of my spec, if it helps (just pricing up, not purchased yet!).
CPU: X2 3800+
Mobo: Abit AN8 Sli Nf4
GFX: 7800GT
CPU cooling: Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu
Hdd: 160gb Samsung spinpoint
Power: 480w Tagan 2force Sli
Case: Coolermaster Cavalier
RAM: who the heck knows?!
Much thankiness in advance :)