I am debating which variant of G.Skill Trident X's to get. It will be 16GB dual channel. I like to stay under 9 or at the most 9 cas latency, no matter which ddr3 memory it be. So, I am sure this has been asked and answered a million times, but I want to see what you guys think now.
It is either this set of 1600 with a latency of 7, or this set of 1866 with a latency of 8. In my mind right now, I would like to believe that its benefit of higher speed negate its cons of higher latency and timings, and that its benefit of lower latency and timings negate the con of the lower speed, but I have no way to be sure.
Besides the speed, latency, and timings, there are a couple extra factors. The 1866 set is $15 more expensive at $180, while the 1600 is $165 right now. Also, the 1866 has a higher voltage at 1.6V, which should create more heat (no idea how much more, even if a significant enough amount to factor in), but im not sure what other pros/cons a higher voltage would have, but I have read that generally, lower voltage is better, especially if they are at the same speed (eg. 1600 at 1.5V better than 1866 at 1.6V).
No plans to overclock, maybe up to 1866 at the most if the ram is not already 1866, but no real plans to oc the memory much if at all. Will be using a Haswell (Refresh) i7-4790k (Devil's Canyon), I also read that Haswell is safe to use and handle higher voltage memory, unlike Sandy Bridge for example.
Any help and feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks!
It is either this set of 1600 with a latency of 7, or this set of 1866 with a latency of 8. In my mind right now, I would like to believe that its benefit of higher speed negate its cons of higher latency and timings, and that its benefit of lower latency and timings negate the con of the lower speed, but I have no way to be sure.
Besides the speed, latency, and timings, there are a couple extra factors. The 1866 set is $15 more expensive at $180, while the 1600 is $165 right now. Also, the 1866 has a higher voltage at 1.6V, which should create more heat (no idea how much more, even if a significant enough amount to factor in), but im not sure what other pros/cons a higher voltage would have, but I have read that generally, lower voltage is better, especially if they are at the same speed (eg. 1600 at 1.5V better than 1866 at 1.6V).
No plans to overclock, maybe up to 1866 at the most if the ram is not already 1866, but no real plans to oc the memory much if at all. Will be using a Haswell (Refresh) i7-4790k (Devil's Canyon), I also read that Haswell is safe to use and handle higher voltage memory, unlike Sandy Bridge for example.
Any help and feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks!