[gameboyz]

Uh... is it the number of wasted clock cycles of the proc's FSB or the RAM's?

i googled for it... all is about "Ram latency: does it matter" etc... some that show ram latency make me even more confused

Cheers,
gamebyz

[vinnyc]

Technically, the lower the latency (also called timings), the faster the ram. HOWEVER, the difference is so minuscule that you are better off spending the extra money to get a faster CPU or something.

I bought the less expensive Corsair XMS2 2GB kit (DDR800) and it was labeled with 5-5-5-18 timings (or latency). I set it to run at 4-4-4-12 and it works just fine. Also, I benchmarked before and after, and well, I posted the results on my website:

http://www.lanpartyguide.com/version1/ramfaq.html

[booest]

from what i know
RAM MHz is the speed and there is a cycle... the latency is the lag between cycles

CORRECt?

[coolz]

i dun get it

[booest]

some one confirm...


667MHz is the speed of the ram

hit high way 667 "km/hr" but in 1 cycle there is a start and a end

but as the cycle is repeated... there is a time lapse between 1 cycle to the next.. that is latency???

[dxter]

eh use wiki. ^^"