i7 2700k, Corsair Dominator Platinum OC?

[SnW]

Well one set can most likely handle tighter timmings....
again not much it will do in real performance , but that aside.........

 

[tinytomlogan]

now that were on RAM, can anyone explain the difference between two Pairs of 2x4gb one is...

Tested Latency9-9-9-24 and the other is Tested Latency8-8-8-24
SPD Latency9-9-9-24 SPD Latency9-9-9-24

they are both 1600mhz.. ? and all other specs are the same..

You want MHz for 1155 not tight times. 1155 are bandwidth whores.

1600 will be fine for games but if you are looking for numbers then get 2133

 

[Slominskip]

Wanting MHz for 1155 and not tight times..? i have no idea what that means..?

And every one keeps saying that higher MHz doesnt make any real performance differences..? so go with the 1866MHz instead of the 1600? I want the possibility to OC, so ...?

 

[airdeano]

Tested Latency9-9-9-24 and the other is Tested Latency8-8-8-24

latency are the "timings" 9-9-9-24 is a timing spec
9ms speed is a reaction times of transmitting data. 8ms is faster, 7ms is even
faster and so on..
but there are limits of latency.. usually the quicker the higher the voltage is
needed to make it fast.
hence, you might see 9-9-9-24 @ 1.50volt and see 9-9-9-24 @ 1.65volt,
which means taking higher voltage to
produce the same figures at a lower voltage on the first set. the first
set would be the choice to purchase.
the bridge architecture thrives on speed.. hence Tom's suggestion on
2133MHz (bandwidth) over the 9-9-9-24 spec. so if you are specifically
purchasing for a gaming machine, then the 1600MHz would be the best
as gaming doent use speed in RAM for operation and timings are
pretty much the same way..

airdeano

 

[Josh Weston]

And if you go for Ivy, make sure to go for RAM running at 1.5v

 

[Slominskip]

ok, for ivy with the 1155 socket, and a Z77 board, will i get maximum performance out 2 or 4 DIMMS...?

 

[MadMarc]

ok, for ivy with the 1155 socket, and a Z77 board, will i get maximum performance out 2 or 4 DIMMS...?

It doesn't make a difference how many dimms you have, only get 4 dimms if you really need more than 16gb, or if 4x4gb is cheaper than 2x8gb.

 

[Slominskip]

ok, cool...