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    4cl Ram like Kingston HyperX , worth it?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by GotBoost, Apr 17, 2009.

  1. GotBoost

    GotBoost Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello, i run XP 32 with 3 gb of ram. A transcend 2gb Module and a Samsung 1gb(both cl5) under 667mHz.
    Now the Question is, should i Upgrate to a 4gb Kingston CL4 Kit or spend my notebook anotherone 2gb Transcend module and save 20€.
    ==> The Question: is ther under Win 7 64bit a difference between the CL4 or CL5 ram and does it worth the 20€ ?
    Thanks.
     
    GotBoost, Apr 17, 2009
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  2. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    The difference between CL4 and CL5 is extremely small.
    Under real time usage you will not be able to see any difference in performance. You probably will not see any difference in performance in a very memory intensive application. Buy the cheaper memory, it will perform the same

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Apr 17, 2009
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  3. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Interesting memory configuration you have there, friend. Personally, I would ditch the current notebook memory setup you have now and go with a 4GB kit (2 x 2GB) of memory. You probably know this already, but buying memory in matched pairs (or trips in the case of X58 DDR3) is a much more solid solution in lieu of buying separate sticks of RAM.

    If I were you, I would consider the following memory. I own two kits of the stuff, and matched with OCZ's excellent customer service and lifetime warranty, you really can't go wrong.

    OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

    The answer to that question is no, you are not going to see a perceivable difference in performance from going from CL5 to CL4. The only way you would know the difference between the two is through synthetic benchmarking.

    In my opinion, it is not worth the extra money to invest in CL4 memory provided you are basing the decision purely on the "extra" cost of CL4. However, for upgrading purposes, I would consider CL5 PC2-6400 DDR2 memory if you are able to afford it (see above link).
     
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  4. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Matched sticks really don't make a difference in notebooks either. Another 2GB Transcend DDR2-667 C5 module would be the cheapest and work just as well as any other solution.
     
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  5. garetjax

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    Am I to assume that you have oodles of documentation to back your assertion? Matched pairs > Unmatched pairs, always.
     
    garetjax, Apr 17, 2009
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