DDR3 1600 vs. 1866?

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8GB DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
CT3291562 DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V • 1024Meg x 64 •

8GB DDR3 PC3-14900 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V 1024Meg x 64
CT4327672 DDR3 PC3-14900 • 10-10-10-30 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1866 • 1.35V • 1024Meg x 64 •

I've a T430s working it's way to me. I need a single 8GB stick, with the intention at some point to move to 16GB, for the machine. I dropped the appropriate information into Crucial Advisor tool to get the above parts.

What, if any, difference would I see in 1600 vs 1866? Do you guy have a particular brand of RAM you swear by? Is it worth the extra cash and, most importantly, have you guys run across any good single stick prices for this weekend?
 
What, if any, difference would I see in 1600 vs 1866?
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It will depend on the application. For games expect 1 or 2 extra frames per second to be the norm.

Do you guy have a particular brand of RAM you swear by?
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Samsung, Crucial, Gskill, and Corsair.
 
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The 1866 is CL10 rather than 11, speed plus latency worth a small price premium over 1600 CL11.
 
I use kingston, probably not the top performer, but has a reliable rep.

I have heard of good stories about G.Skill honoring their warranty.
 
bmstrong said:
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I thought you might like that ;)

That aside, trust me save up the one dollar for something else... An extra 1-3fps won't really make you any better game than you are... If you're doing rendering, the 3-5 seconds less render time won't do you much good because it still takes about 10 seconds to do some butt scratching by the time you noticed a render is completed... There's other reasons not to care about the small extra mhz ...The extra juice is all about the epenis thing: oh look my game runs 3fps more than yours shame on you, then you end up saying to yourself "shit I'm still getting killed on the same spot every time, what was so good about 3fps more?"

My suggestion, get the cheaper one ;)
 
I have compared 1333mhz ram to 1866mhz ram and let me tell you, everything seemed the same speed regarding real world performance. Unless you do alot of rendering i would just get the 1600.
 
Looks like about $68 for the 1600 and $83 for the 1866 right now.
 
So I am looking at the dominator 1600 16MB 8x2 kit...I mostly game at 2560x1600...but I do some video editing...got a quad copter/gopro setup for play, do some scuba, and a 3 yr old...enough said....

My question is, for my rig below and some video editing, would a faster mem kit help? As a matter of fact, with mem kits up to 2400 and above, does faster memory help for ANYTHING? (Serious question here.)


EDIT: I should add that I am considering this memory as part of an upbuild to a 1150 chipset and 4790k cpu...(sorry)
 
You will not see a difference in real world usage amongst good latency 1600mhz stuff or low CL 2400+ stuff. A case could be made for slow 1333/1600 stuff versus the higher grades, but that's about it.

The on-chip caching abilities of current Intel / AMD chips mask everything but the very slowest ram.

I settled for some nice G.Skill Ripjaws 9-11-10-24 2133mhz stuff a while back. Haven't looked back.

Edit: Here's an Anandtech article on Ram scaling.
 
Thanks, great article from Anand.....looks like 1600 c9 is ok for me....there is always the future proofing argument though... ;)
 
schoenda said:
Thanks, great article from Anand.....looks like 1600 c9 is ok for me....there is always the future proofing argument though... ;)
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Yep i think future-proofing when i consider going to DDR4 now but then i see those prices :eek:
 
I too would like to see what the OP does, for me it's gonna be the best price on 1600 DDR3 cas 9 or below from a manufacturer I at least have some experience with...not sure if 32MB will help with the relatively small amount of video editing I do v/s 16 which I am thinking to go with for now...
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Mushkin Redline 1866 CL9 FTW.

Last 3 rigs I built used Mushkin, rock solid and issue free.
Two computers are over 6 years old.
 
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