Does the speed of ram really make a difference?

[armysgt1]

I have 6 gigs of ddr 2 800 ram. If I were to get 6 gigs of ddr 3 1300 ram could I tell a difference? And in applications would I see a difference?

 

[johnb35]

Your motherboard only supports DDR2 memory, DDR3 wouldn't even fit as they are notched differently.

 

[Christian Darrall]

But short answer is yes. it depends on the speed of the RAM and compatability of the board i asume

 

[FuryRosewood]

to a point yes...but from a usability standpoint, as long as its running in dual channel and your not paging, i honestly cant feel a difference between ddr and ddr2 memory imho i did feel a diff going from a ide hdd to a sata drive tho.

 

[StrangleHold]

i honestly cant feel a difference between ddr and ddr2 memory

Well there is a difference between DDR 400 and DDR2 1066. One runs at 200mhz and the other at 533mhz. So it overwhelms any timing difference.

 

[armysgt1]

Alright thanks guys, Christian Darrall I love your sig!