Better RAM?

[wardy22]

I was wondering which of these 4gb ddr3 kits was better.
it's going to be used with a core i5 and a sapphire 5770 on an ASUS P7P55D board.


(Mushkin)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146868


(G.Skill)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231303


also, i don't know that much about the memory timings, from what i've read lower is better?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Mushkin is:

1) Faster
2) Still in stock

 

[Maziar]

Well,first of all if you aren't going to OC,then go for the cheapest one,but if you want to OC,then the advantage of the Mushkin model is having lower timings(lower timings are better) but on the other hand the G.Skill model is faster(not noticeable in games/apps) and lower voltage,so both are good options but since the G.Skill model is out of stock go for the Mushkin one

 

[geofelt]

For any ram you are considering, do your own homework.
Go to the ram vendor's web site, and access their configurator.
Corsair, Kingston, Patriot, OCZ and others have them.
Their compatibility list is more current than the motherboard vendor's QVL lists which rarely get updated.
Enter your mobo or PC, and get a list of compatible ram sticks.

Here are a few links:

http://www.crucial.com/index.aspx

http://www.corsair.com/configurator/default.aspx

http://kingston.com/

http://conf.ocztechnology.com/index.php?c=1

http://www.patriotmemory.com/configurator/index.jsp

Cpu performance is not very sensitive to ram speeds.
If you look at real application and game benchmarks(vs. synthetic tests),
you will see negligible difference in performance between the slowest DDR2 and the fastest DDR3 ram.
Perhaps 1-2%. Not worth it to me.
Don't pay extra for faster ram or better timings unless you are a maximum overclocker.

 

[cisco]

Agreed, Mushkin is faster and although GSKills is good, there not on the same level as Mushkin. IMO Mushkin will always be up there with Corsair, and OCZ. GSkills are on par with Partiot, which are still good but not quite top tear.

 

[wardy22]

thanks to all who answered