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    Cas Latency DDR2 SODIMMs 4 vs 5

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by farover, Aug 6, 2008.

  1. farover

    farover Newbie

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    Hey. So I have an option between 4gbs of kingston or corsair brand DDR 800 with cl 5, or I can spend $40 more and get cl 4 Kingston HyperX

    Is it worth the Upgrade?
     
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    In my opinion, no.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 6, 2008
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    nope not worth it.

    It will preform slightly better...but its slightly in a way that only matters to people that can see in milliseconds...and unless your some kind of superhero then thats probably not you.

    It would be a little different if you were trying to over clock the RAM, but even then i dont think it will make that much of a difference

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=281940
    A really good article about Memory
     
    Kamin_Majere, Aug 6, 2008
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    $40 for no real world difference. I agree with ZaZ, don't do it.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 6, 2008
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    farover Newbie

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    Thanks for the help!
     
    farover, Aug 6, 2008
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