Speed vs timming for I7 - Overclock.net

GreekSniper · 2 Weeks Ago

i have read a lot of stuff and i cant figure out what is best for a I7 build.

is having fast speed better than tight timings?

or

tight timings and low speed?

Example. DDR3 2000mhz with 9-9-9-27 better than DDR3 at 1600mhz with 7-7-7-24 for a I7 build running win7 64bit

**Juggalo23451** · 2 Weeks Ago

1600mhz is all u really need
you want to look at the timings to the lower the better

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...7,2325-11.html

KILLER_K · 2 Weeks Ago

I say get you some 2,000mhz ram and call it a day. That way you will be covered if you need to overclock and you will be covered if you want to go down and tighten the ram.

I7 scales better with higher ram speed then lower tight timing with less fsb.

Side note:
In real world use you wont notice a big change but memory intense apps and synthetic benchmarks you will see a huge gain.

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Speed vs timming for I7

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KILLER_K New to Overclock.net Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,238 Rep: 44 Unique Rep: 39 Trader Rating: 0	I say get you some 2,000mhz ram and call it a day. That way you will be covered if you need to overclock and you will be covered if you want to go down and tighten the ram. I7 scales better with higher ram speed then lower tight timing with less fsb. Side note: In real world use you wont notice a big change but memory intense apps and synthetic benchmarks you will see a huge gain.

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