The Tech Report sits down with RAM of 2 different timings ... 

2-2-2-5 and 2.5-4-4-8, and also ran them at 1T and 2T.  Read the review to see what impact the timing of these DIMM's had on system performance.

"THESE DAYS, SEEMINGLY every major memory module manufacturer is producing fancy low-latency

DIMMs. These DIMMs are equipped with tricked-out heat spreaders and come in a variety of different

colors, making them easy to pick out in a crowd. There's more to them than funky cosmetics,

though. The most exotic low-latency DIMMs are rated to run at extremely tight 2-2-2-5 timings at

400MHz. Unfortunately, you'll pay a small fortune for the privilege. Low-latency modules cost

close to twice as much as more pedestrian DIMMs, if not more.

Lower latencies are a good thing, of course, but how much can they really improve system

performance? Are exotic, low-latency DIMMs worth the price premium? Read on as we explore the

effects of memory latency on Athlon 64 performance in synthetic memory benchmarks, games, and

real-world applications."

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