difference between 1600 and 2100 ddr ram

[Kerouactivist]

What is the difference, I'm getting ready to order some from crucial, their both the same price????????????

 

[cherrytwist]

umm... 500?

 

[Pooht]

Its the different speeds. If your mobo can take 2100, get it. If not, get the 1600.

 

[LuckyTaxi]

2100-1600=500

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

The difference is 500 MB/s in the bandwidth. PC1600 DDRAM is capable of moving 1,6 GB/s and PC2100 DDRAM is capable of moving 2,1 GB/s.

 

[Dunbar]

PC1600 DDR is comparable to PC100 SDRAM and PC2100 is comparable to PC133 SDRAM. They get the number by taking the double available bandwidth (200 and 266) and multiplying it by 8 to get the maximum bandwidth in bits. It's really just a gimmick, bigger numbers sound better.