Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133

[bubbabigsexy]

Could someone please tell me what the difference is between these three sets of DDR3 2133 RAM other than the price? They all look exactly the same......

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...24%24%24%24%24

Thanks for your help!

 

[Liquid_Static]

Yup! They have drastically different latencies and voltages. The middle set wil be the outright fastest, but the end set is the most efficient, being almost as fast as the middle set at a mere 1.5v

 

[bubbabigsexy]

So for a gaming rig, is one set that much better than another or should I save money and get the cheapest? I'll get the most expensive set if it really is worth it.

 

[bubbabigsexy]

Or I could just get 16gb of the corsair vengeance pro......Would there be a big difference between the two?

 

[Liquid_Static]

No it won't matter much at all. While there have been a few articles about system memory bandwidth having a tangible effect on gaming (namely this one) such effects are typically described (and rightfully so) as edge cases.

While there is a place for high speed memory, gaming isn't it (neither is general usage). You'd be fine with something like the kit I have, which is a 4x4GB set of Vengeance Pro rated at 1866 MHz. Honestly, you'd be fine with anything 1600 MHz or faster.

The thing to keep in mind when purchasing memory is buy an appropriately sized kit. E.G. if you need 16GB get a 4x4GB or a 2x8GB kit, not two 2x4GB or two 8GB sticks. You're asking for trouble when doing this, especially with higher speed memory. Also, buy memory from solid brands. If you get a bad stick, you want a company behind it that will actually help you with the problem. I remember reading something from Puget systems that claimed G.Skill always had the lowest failure rates for them, but I'm not 100% on that. You should have good luck with Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston, Crucial etc.

 

[bubbabigsexy]

Ok. Thanks a lot. This really helped!

 

[Liquid_Static]

happy to help!

 

[Charlie98]

While there is a place for high speed memory, gaming isn't it (neither is general usage). You'd be fine with something like the kit I have, which is a 4x4GB set of Vengeance Pro rated at 1866 MHz. Honestly, you'd be fine with anything 1600 MHz or faster.

That's correct. At the price RAM is going for these days, anything over 1600MHz commands a much higher price with very little return.

I have some of the Samsung UberRAM... RAM that easily overclocks... and I run it at stock 1600MHz (albeit, at a lower voltage) because I can't tell a difference running it at 1866 in general use or even gaming.

 

[Mtt]

I heard that if you have an APU, faster memory sticks make a bigger difference.

 

[tweakboy]

No it won't matter much at all. While there have been a few articles about system memory bandwidth having a tangible effect on gaming (namely this one) such effects are typically described (and rightfully so) as edge cases.

While there is a place for high speed memory, gaming isn't it (neither is general usage). You'd be fine with something like the kit I have, which is a 4x4GB set of Vengeance Pro rated at 1866 MHz. Honestly, you'd be fine with anything 1600 MHz or faster.

The thing to keep in mind when purchasing memory is buy an appropriately sized kit. E.G. if you need 16GB get a 4x4GB or a 2x8GB kit, not two 2x4GB or two 8GB sticks. You're asking for trouble when doing this, especially with higher speed memory. Also, buy memory from solid brands. If you get a bad stick, you want a company behind it that will actually help you with the problem. I remember reading something from Puget systems that claimed G.Skill always had the lowest failure rates for them, but I'm not 100% on that. You should have good luck with Corsair, G.Skill, Kingston, Crucial etc.

Nice set of RAM my friend. These RAMs rock and run cool to touch and have never given any probs to me.

 

[Liquid_Static]

While faster memory will have a more tangible effect on 3D performance with an APU, the costs quickly outweigh the benefits, and one would be much better off allocating the $100 necessary to get faster RAM towards something else.