Dual Channel Memory Shootout

MDT48 writes "Ever wondered if that expensive low latency memory was worth the cash? These guys have rounded up almost every memory module out there and hammered them. Must have taken them ages, and takes almost as long to read, well worth the effort though."

Comments

Individual chip variation

[timeOday]

Anybody who's looked into overclocking a CPU knows that two chips are NOT necessarily the same just because they have the same model number. In fact no two are quite the same, even if they came from the very same wafer.

So now that they tested all these brands and models, how consistent are the results? If I go to newegg and get the one that worked best for them, will the one I get work equally well? On a different board? With a different chipset?

Re:It's all about the CAS timings

[Dominatus]

The fact that the bandwidth is increased on a system that can utilize it with dual channel obviously completely negates any latency issues.

Re:RAM Speed Differences

[randyest]

I'm cool (and home) thanks. But somehow I just got +5 for telling a guy that he has "no fucking idea what he's talking about." Twice.

It was true, of course, but it's still kinda funny.

Re:I was going to mod you up....

[ckaminski]

Dunno about your woman, but all the ones I've known have this built in "on" button... not even sleep will keep them down once sufficiently stimulated.