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    Memory debate: Lower Latency vs Higher speed

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Raidriar, Apr 13, 2011.

  1. Raidriar

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    I am going to buy an M17x R3 soon, and I am buying my RAM from newegg. However, I am having trouble deciding between DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333. The 1066 has lower latency of 7-7-7-20 vs the 1333 has a latency of 9-9-9-24. Does it really matter in the end? And can I buy memory in the configuration of 4x4gb for a total of 16gb?
     
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    Memory speeds make very little difference. It's best to just buy what's cheapest.
     
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    This is going to be moved in 3....2....1....
     
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