[laststop420]

The multitude of different ram speeds and timings just confuse me. Is it worth it to get incredibly high 2133mhz ram with higher timings or am i better off with a lower 1333mhz or 1600mhz and tighter timings?

Simply put what specific ram is going to be the best performer for me?

[jiccman1965]

Get some good 2000MHZ mem 8-8-8-24, that my go faster if needed. Just a thought.

[laststop420]

Does higher mhz ram really make a noticeable difference or is it just for benchmarking? I am not benchmarking and real world performance is what matters to me so i dont want to spend extra money for nothing.

[Nebulous]

1600mhz will do just fine for your needs if you're not benching or overclocking.

[Bobnova]

Grab some 1600-8-8-8 stuff, that'll do you just fine.
2000-8-8-8 only exists with Hyper ICs, which A) don't work with SB for beans, and B) haven't been made in a year or so and are fairly expensive now.
2133-9-11-9 seems to be the current fast speed, which really isn't that great either, speaking from a benching perspective.

From a real world use perspective you're unlikely to notice the difference between even extreme examples like 1066-10-10-10 and 2133-7-8-7.

[laststop420]

so ddr3 1600 7-8-7-20 is good then