a 4-4-4-12 timing and 5-5-5-15 won't make a night and day difference for a regular workstation with light gaming. having the slightest decrease in timing doesn't really justify a 3x increase in price though. i always build comps only considering price vs performance ratio instead of maxing out on everything... but that's just me
I said a few bucks. Now think of this. CL5 = $50. CL4 = $150 (out of your post... ). Use some common sense. Would I really say but the CL4 one?