Question about RAM

2006-09-13 06:00:06

#1

mr.hrundi: Wurstwassereis; +68|6740|Germany

hello,

I bought two new sticks of ram today. they have "CL3" in their description, while my two old sticks are "CL2.5"
All other descriptions are the same.

can I put both (the old ones and the new ones) together in my PC? Are they compatible? Did the guy in the shop sell me something wrong (I gave him a box of one of my old sticks and said that I wanted the same, he said he can't get those but that he'll order equal ones from another manufacturer)?

Thanks for your help - hrundi

2006-09-13 06:02:25

#2

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7019

yes. but your ram will run at cl3

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2006-09-13 06:11:48

#3

mr.hrundi: Wurstwassereis; +68|6740|Germany

thank you.

will it be a lot slower then or will there be no real difference?

2006-09-13 06:15:54

#4

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7019

mr.hrundi wrote:
thank you.

will it be a lot slower then or will there be no real difference?

you wont notice shit unless you got amd 64

2006-09-13 06:16:56

#5

mr.hrundi: Wurstwassereis; +68|6740|Germany

and what will I notice with and amd 64 (because I have one)?

2006-09-13 06:18:49

#6

MECtallica: Member; +73|6807|jalalabad

it means your computer will run like crap, you need at least CL -7 to run the game good

2006-09-13 06:20:02

#7

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6825|...

I dont think you will notice a thing .. most ddr2 seems to run at much higher latency ... Imnwould pay it no mind.

2006-09-13 06:28:36

#8

CrazeD: Member; +368|6975|Maine

CL - CAS Latency.

You will not see a difference in BF2 with a difference of CL2.5 to CL3. Maybe in a benchmark, but you won't notice it - don't worry about it.

Yes, you can run both sticks if you want.

2006-09-13 06:31:52

#9

DoctorFruitloop: Level 13 Wrongdoer; +515|6849|Doncaster, UK

Not wanting to hijack the thread, but it seems pointless starting a new one when it's on a very similar theme.

What are the benefits of lower latency RAM over, say, value RAM as far as BF2 is concerned when using an Intel processor?

2006-09-13 06:34:50

#10

Buckles: Cheeky Keen; +329|6859|Kent, UK

lower latancy ram = less delay between information reaching it, being pocessed and being fed back to CPU

(i think)

2006-09-13 06:36:53

#11

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7019

mr.hrundi wrote:
and what will I notice with and amd 64 (because I have one)?

yes. AMD 64 cpus are best ran w/ cas 2 ddr400, cas 2.5 is pushing it

2006-09-13 06:40:43

#12

DoctorFruitloop: Level 13 Wrongdoer; +515|6849|Doncaster, UK

So lower latency = better performance?

2006-09-13 06:46:45

#13

PuckMercury: 6 x 9 = 42; +298|6830|Portland, OR USA

exactly, lower latency = performance.

ie:

MECtallica wrote:
it means your computer will run like crap, you need at least CL -7 to run the game good

is a load of shit

the cas latency has to do with the clock cycles. Fewer=better

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2006-09-13 06:48:36

#14

DoctorFruitloop: Level 13 Wrongdoer; +515|6849|Doncaster, UK

So, like I said, the lower the latency number, i.e. 2, the better the performance. Does this apply to Intel chips because I seem to remember someone on here saying that latency was important to AMD chips, but bandwidth was important to Intel.

2006-09-13 06:48:40

#15

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7019

PuckMercury wrote:
exactly, lower latency = performance.

ie:

MECtallica wrote:
it means your computer will run like crap, you need at least CL -7 to run the game good
is a load of shit

the cas latency has to do with the clock cycles. Fewer=better

lol... hes saying cl negative 7 is the best

2006-09-13 06:50:06

#16

PuckMercury: 6 x 9 = 42; +298|6830|Portland, OR USA

oh good God ... well then it's DEFINITELY a load of shit ...

psychic RAM ftw?

It applies accross the board. Bandwidth isn't of much use if you can't regularly access it.

Last edited by PuckMercury (2006-09-13 06:51:28)

2006-09-13 07:03:05

#17

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7019

PuckMercury wrote:
oh good God ... well then it's DEFINITELY a load of shit ...

psychic RAM ftw?

It applies accross the board. Bandwidth isn't of much use if you can't regularly access it.

it was sarcasm lol

2006-09-13 07:05:50

#18

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6825|...

Another note .. just because u buy ram capable of CL2 timing, it does not mean ur bios can run with that timing.

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