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I don't really know anything about RAM. I got a stable OC that I'm happy with for my CPU, and I have my RAM set to 9-9-9-27-2T, which is what it's rated for. However, it's only running at 1488MHz when it's 2000MHz RAM. If I increase its speed, it changes from 2:8 to 2:10. Does that really make a huge difference?
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Not that huge, but you're wasting what you paid for.

Run it at 2GHz
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Not that huge, but you're wasting what you paid for.

Run it at 2GHz
I think that I'm just failing to understand how 2:8 is the ideal ratio.
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I think that I'm just failing to understand how 2:8 is the ideal ratio.
600MHz is a pretty big drop.

I'm 99% sure you're gonna see more performance with those extra 600MHz than running at an "ideal" CPU:RAM ratio
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600MHz is a pretty big drop.

I'm 99% sure you're gonna see more performance with those extra 600MHz than running at an "ideal" CPU:RAM ratio
Alright, I'll change it when I get home. What's the best way of testing RAM stability?

And one more question... on the G.Skill website, it says it's just rated 9-9-9-27-2N, but I'm running 2T for the command rate. Is that bad/different?
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Alright, I'll change it when I get home. What's the best way of testing RAM stability?

And one more question... on the G.Skill website, it says it's just rated 9-9-9-27-2N, but I'm running 2T for the command rate. Is that bad/different?
Run memtest for several hours. Most reliable way to test it.

http://www.memtest.org/
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