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Old 06-21-2003, 03:17 PM   #1
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Quick RAM question

Which of these Crucial modules is better,

512MB DDR PC3200 with CL 3

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512MB DDR PC2700 with CL 2.5

Thanks, and sorry for asking so many newbie questions
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Old 06-21-2003, 03:36 PM   #2
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Old 06-21-2003, 03:37 PM   #3
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I guess if you were going for outright performance, it would be the 3200, but if you wanted the quickest response (ie for gaming) then it would be the 2700.

Either purchase would be a good choice.
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I'd rather go with the lower latency than the higher speed.
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My same thoughts.
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512MB DDR PC2700 with CL 2.5
lower the latency the better but you can always change it in the bios
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Old 06-22-2003, 11:54 AM   #7
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Cheers guys,
512 DDR PC2700 it is!

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Old 06-22-2003, 12:27 PM   #8
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Sacrificing a little latency for FSB speed is ok in my book
higher FSB far outweighs higher latency
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Old 06-22-2003, 01:16 PM   #9
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Hey, Spyda, who's the chick in your avatar? Your GF?
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yea, i wish

its charisma carpenter, better known as cordelia out of buffy

she is one sexy mama, i actually had a GF who looked rather like her, but her looks didnt outweigh her awful personality, unfortunately
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Bah, beat me to it.
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Old 06-22-2003, 01:38 PM   #12
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if your interested, this picture was taken out of the very lovely FHM shoot of about 2 years ago

Sanke, no need to edit it out mate
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