1333mhz vs 1600mhz ram

[johnnsti08]

Should I get 8GB DDR3 1333mhz memory or 8GB DDR3 1600MHz for gaming? Will it make a noticeable difference? I know ram is cheap but based on where im from the prices make a big difference.

 

[Cromation]

I read elsewhere that about 1200mhz-1600mhz would be a few fps difference in gaming so while a minor difference if you are playing a game that is very intensive could be beneficial

 

[johnnsti08]

Ok thanks very much for your response. Others will me much appreciated

 

[cin19]

Should I get 8GB DDR3 1333mhz memory or 8GB DDR3 1600MHz for gaming? Will it make a noticeable difference? I know ram is cheap but based on where im from the prices make a big difference.

Whatever is cheaper because there is not much difference. http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3/6

 

[spawnkiller]

1600CL9 or better for me depending if you have an I5 or faster...

I3 = 1333, I5= 1600 and I7 = 1600+ if you really want the 5-10% more...

 

[johnnsti08]

I have a phenom x6 1045t that i will overclock to 3.5Ghz on saturday so what??

 

[truegenius]

since you have phenom
so i will suggest you 1333mhz and low latency (try for cl5)

because IMC of phenom cpus is very slow so it will be a bottleneck
but phenom loves low latency rams

(i too have 1600mhz rams but to get 12GB/s read speed and 15GB/s coppy speed i need to overclock my northbridge/imc to 3ghz (8 and 10GB/s at stock)
and this ram speed is still slow as 2x1600mhz ram equates to ~25GB/s bandwidth thus it is very limited by IMC/north-bridge )

http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/wiki/index.php?title=AMD_AM3_Memory_Speed_vs_NB_Speed

 

[Gennaios]

it actually depends on your cpu!