I heard that RAM 533 Works better with Core 2 DUO

Geoff

Geoff

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It doesnt sound true. 533 is one of the slowest forms of DDR2. The best you can get would be DDR2-800. You can get faster RAM, but DDR2-800 is the highest that C2D can fully utilize without overclocking.
 
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DavidWright05

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the guy who was offering to build me a custom PC said it... I quote his email:

"Those CPUs actually run much more economically with DDR533 RAM.
See the following from a review site.

"On Intel Core 2 pure synthetic memory bandwidth benchmarks show a 30+% increase, but this does not translate in a noticeable performance bump in games and applications, where the increase, at best, is ~6% and this going from cheap high latency PC3200 to expensive low latency PC6400, and while these expensive modules do take the performance crown, their lead over the mostly cheaper PC4200 rated sticks is smaller than 3% in real world benchmarks.

So it doesn’t matter much what memory speed/timtimings ys you buy, the value line will suit the Intel Core 2 system just fine, but do keep one thing in mind, as in our testing we found performance actually decreases a bit going from PC4200 (533) to PC5300 (667)!"
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=4&artpage=1965&articID=472"
 
Motoxrdude

Motoxrdude

Active Member
DavidWright05 said:
the guy who was offering to build me a custom PC said it... I quote his email:

"Those CPUs actually run much more economically with DDR533 RAM.
See the following from a review site.

"On Intel Core 2 pure synthetic memory bandwidth benchmarks show a 30+% increase, but this does not translate in a noticeable performance bump in games and applications, where the increase, at best, is ~6% and this going from cheap high latency PC3200 to expensive low latency PC6400, and while these expensive modules do take the performance crown, their lead over the mostly cheaper PC4200 rated sticks is smaller than 3% in real world benchmarks.

So it doesn’t matter much what memory speed/timtimings ys you buy, the value line will suit the Intel Core 2 system just fine, but do keep one thing in mind, as in our testing we found performance actually decreases a bit going from PC4200 (533) to PC5300 (667)!"
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=4&artpage=1965&articID=472"
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Well, you just got lied to. 533mhz ram is the slowest form off dd2 ram.
 
insaneazian

insaneazian

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[-0MEGA-];411727 said:
It doesnt sound true. 533 is one of the slowest forms of DDR2. The best you can get would be DDR2-800. You can get faster RAM, but DDR2-800 is the highest that C2D can fully utilize without overclocking.
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Unfortunately that's not true, C2D can support PC-8500 without overclocking which is 1066
 
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SirKenin

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Hmm.. Even if it WERE true (let's give this "tech" the benefit of the doubt, shall we?) wouldn't you rather, if you had the extra coinage, squeeze every last bit of performance out of your rig? Any true computer nerd will spend the extra bucks to get that extra 3%... That's what it's all about man. :D
 
bball4life

bball4life

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"On Intel Core 2 pure synthetic memory bandwidth benchmarks show a 30+% increase, but this does not translate in a noticeable performance bump in games and applications, where the increase, at best, is ~6% and this going from cheap high latency PC3200 to expensive low latency PC6400, and while these expensive modules do take the performance crown, their lead over the mostly cheaper PC4200 rated sticks is smaller than 3% in real world benchmarks."
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Hahahahahahahahahaha, hes comparing ddr to ddr2, what a freaking retard. Don't listen to that guy he obviously has no clue what he is talking about, throwing out random numbers to get you buy stuff.

And nore core 2 duos are blazingly fast cpus, you would benefit especially in everyday using by having higher frequency ram. Low latencies don't help with performance much in everyday stuff, while the frequency does. Low latency helps out for things like gaming, but even then you would be better off with a little higher latency ddr2 800 over ddr2 533.
 
insaneazian

insaneazian

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The_Beast said:
Yeah your wrong. You must have been looking at the supported CPU section
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Kingston® HyperX® PC2-8500 Ready (default overclock at 1066 MHz)
The Kingston HyperX PC2-8500 is high-frequency memory that delivers outstanding performance. Built with only the best components, the P5B Deluxe and PC2-8500 HyperX memory are optimized for each other to reach maximum performance. Both are validated for stability and compatibility.
*The Kingston DIMM modules are not included in ASUS motherboard package.
 
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