is 4-4-4-12
or 5-5-5-15 better, or like how do they rate the timings in speed or w/e?
and the voltage how does that work, like the more voltage more speed or what?
or like what would be the best timing config for pc2 6400(2gbx1) kit
yes my motherboard only supports up to pc26400
so what would be the fastest timing? 4-4-4-12?
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Hi
Without getting really technical:
the numbers relate to latentcy (how quick the ram reacts to data requests) so lower number generally are better. Usually the lower numbers are on lower speed ram as standard. Your example ram pc2 6400 is 800mhz bandwidth usually in 5-5-5-15 for std and performance ram, if you get higher perf ram sometines lower latency e.g. 4-4-4-12 or better. depending on the rest of your system ie what ram types your motherboard supports you can go to higher bandwidth (more data shifted faster) such as 1066mhz or 1100mhz (pc2 8500 or pc2 9000) and these quite often have lower latency numbers as well. although this sounds good 2 drawbacks 1. your motherboard may only support max 800mhz ram 2. the pc8500 & pc9000 usually cost three to four times more than standard 800mhz ram.
Hope this helps and not too techie
Thanks