Ram speed, 800 vs 1000

N3rd · 04-24-2008, 11:16 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145

Would I see a real noticeable difference in my gaming if I ran the higher speed ram? I am in the process of finalizing my build and trying to get some things squared away.

lovely? · 04-24-2008, 11:30 PM

i can change my ram from 800mhz to 1066mhz whenever i want, and i can tell you definitively that it makes no actual difference. just get some good 800mhz ram with a cas latency of four or three and your set.

ramodkk · 04-25-2008, 02:29 AM

^ I agree, get the 800MHz, you wont see a big or a worth-the-buck difference between those speeds. Take note though as lovely said, and make sure you get 4 cas latency at least.

Let me recommend you the house special, Crucial BallistiX, great memory.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148183

ThatGuy16 · 04-25-2008, 02:34 AM

Unless your overclocking, the 800mhz is fine. I'm ordering that exact DDR2-1000 kit tonight, this 800mhz ram i have now is holding back my benchmarking capabilities!

ramodkk · 04-25-2008, 02:42 AM

My BallistiX are running stable @ 1000MHz right now

ThatGuy16 · 04-25-2008, 02:47 AM

Your mean 500mhz, and DDR2-1000.

Its just much more simple saying 1000mhz since thats the only thing people know

ramodkk · 04-25-2008, 02:59 AM

I don't get it. Sorry, I'm tired! Lol I feel stupid!

ThatGuy16 · 04-25-2008, 03:20 AM

DDR2-800 is 400mhz ram, DDR2-1000 is 500mhz ram. Thats why CPUZ will say its 500mhz

500x2=1000. I don't know who on earth thought of doing it that way

ramodkk · 04-25-2008, 03:22 AM

Oh yeah yeah. I get you know. Yeah it does say 499.5MHz (yep, I can't claim the 1000MHz

). I guess it's because its DDR2... I don't know. Mine is stock 400MHz though...

04-24-2008, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
N3rd Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 75	Ram speed, 800 vs 1000 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231122 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231145 Would I see a real noticeable difference in my gaming if I ran the higher speed ram? I am in the process of finalizing my build and trying to get some things squared away.

04-24-2008, 11:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,833	i can change my ram from 800mhz to 1066mhz whenever i want, and i can tell you definitively that it makes no actual difference. just get some good 800mhz ram with a cas latency of four or three and your set. __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

04-25-2008, 02:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,872	^ I agree, get the 800MHz, you wont see a big or a worth-the-buck difference between those speeds. Take note though as lovely said, and make sure you get 4 cas latency at least. Let me recommend you the house special, Crucial BallistiX, great memory. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148183 __________________ E2160 w/AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Antec Three Hundred (Modded) Last edited by ramodkk; 04-25-2008 at 02:33 AM.

04-25-2008, 02:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,314	Unless your overclocking, the 800mhz is fine. I'm ordering that exact DDR2-1000 kit tonight, this 800mhz ram i have now is holding back my benchmarking capabilities! __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

04-25-2008, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,872	My BallistiX are running stable @ 1000MHz right now __________________ E2160 w/AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Antec Three Hundred (Modded)

04-25-2008, 02:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,314	Your mean 500mhz, and DDR2-1000. Its just much more simple saying 1000mhz since thats the only thing people know __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

04-25-2008, 02:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,872	I don't get it. Sorry, I'm tired! Lol I feel stupid! __________________ E2160 w/AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Antec Three Hundred (Modded)

04-25-2008, 03:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,314	DDR2-800 is 400mhz ram, DDR2-1000 is 500mhz ram. Thats why CPUZ will say its 500mhz 500x2=1000. I don't know who on earth thought of doing it that way __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

04-25-2008, 03:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,872	Oh yeah yeah. I get you know. Yeah it does say 499.5MHz (yep, I can't claim the 1000MHz ). I guess it's because its DDR2... I don't know. Mine is stock 400MHz though... __________________ E2160 w/AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Antec Three Hundred (Modded)

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