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kinda proves my point, in all but two gaming tests all are within what could be called the margin of testing/benching with around 1fps difference. while the other two gaming tests showed at max what 8fps gain. though the question not answered in that article is the FPS listed min max or avg? i might be the only one but i like to base my gaming choices for hw based on MIN. max/avg fps doesnt mean anything when/if your fps drops below something that is play-able. Though that is another matter, the use of max fps to show a gain can go either way for the argument for better/faster ram.
Even in the other tests the cost for faster ram doesnt justify the performance gain all be it a small one looking at those tests. when you further consider that when not using a IGP for the tests and going with a GPU say like a GTX760. where your ram speed doesnt effect it, since it has onboard ram vs the testing where the IGP uses system ram. other then super pi 1m gaming, i cant see suggesting higher speed ram then DDR3-1600 for nearly 90% of builds. As the money saved from the ram could possible allow for better GPU for instance or being able to get that bigger ssd or better psu.
in the end we still have the same arguments about higher speed ram. Along time ago when Dothan first hit the scene. My thought process for getting the most out of my setup, Asus P4P800-SE, PM 720 oc'd to 2.4ghz,DDR-400 (lost track of the timings.). someone asked me to run a bench, one i had never heard of before and forget its name. He told me after reading/seeing countless benches of this program mine was the fastest. I'm not sure how that was possible given no SSD's back then. I ran the tightest timings on ram i could using a 1:1 ratio and what people then would have said was a mild oc for Dothan setup.
End the end when it comes to ram speed, if you have the money in your budget for higher speed go for it. Other wise their is the plateau after a certain speed, imo that is DDR3-1600.
Even in the other tests the cost for faster ram doesnt justify the performance gain all be it a small one looking at those tests. when you further consider that when not using a IGP for the tests and going with a GPU say like a GTX760. where your ram speed doesnt effect it, since it has onboard ram vs the testing where the IGP uses system ram. other then super pi 1m gaming, i cant see suggesting higher speed ram then DDR3-1600 for nearly 90% of builds. As the money saved from the ram could possible allow for better GPU for instance or being able to get that bigger ssd or better psu.
in the end we still have the same arguments about higher speed ram. Along time ago when Dothan first hit the scene. My thought process for getting the most out of my setup, Asus P4P800-SE, PM 720 oc'd to 2.4ghz,DDR-400 (lost track of the timings.). someone asked me to run a bench, one i had never heard of before and forget its name. He told me after reading/seeing countless benches of this program mine was the fastest. I'm not sure how that was possible given no SSD's back then. I ran the tightest timings on ram i could using a 1:1 ratio and what people then would have said was a mild oc for Dothan setup.
End the end when it comes to ram speed, if you have the money in your budget for higher speed go for it. Other wise their is the plateau after a certain speed, imo that is DDR3-1600.
). It's still best to balance higher clock with tighter timings to achieve faster response time.
