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CHiLL · 26-03-2009, 18:11

You can't really tell the difference between 4-4-4-12 and 5-5-5-18 any more. A few years ago, some applications loved low timings, but now they don't really make a difference. But from what I'm lead to believe there's a fair amount of difference between 800MHz and 1066MHz.

I'd personally say go for the 1066MHz.

But like other people have said, getting 4GB on a 32-bit operating system is a waste, because you'll only use little over 3GB, maybe 3.25GB.

1066MHz RAM is the same as 800MHz, just overclocked I believe. But I may stand corrected.

26-03-2009, 18:11	#8
CHiLL Inactive Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Liverpool Age: 38 Services: Sky+ TV and Virgin Media 10MB Internet. Posts: 830	Re: new RAM help what one ? a or b You can't really tell the difference between 4-4-4-12 and 5-5-5-18 any more. A few years ago, some applications loved low timings, but now they don't really make a difference. But from what I'm lead to believe there's a fair amount of difference between 800MHz and 1066MHz. I'd personally say go for the 1066MHz. But like other people have said, getting 4GB on a 32-bit operating system is a waste, because you'll only use little over 3GB, maybe 3.25GB. 1066MHz RAM is the same as 800MHz, just overclocked I believe. But I may stand corrected.