The extra numbers represent, more or less, latency or reaction time. The smaller the better.
Whether the other 2 gigs will end up faster is, in part, dependent on what OS and apps you are running. Keep in mind that XP 32-bit can only address 3GB of ram. If you're mostly doing text-based stuff (word processing, surfing, not running servers locally) then more than 2 GB of ram is, IMHO, unnecessary at this point. If you're doing video/image/other large file intensive stuff (Photoshop/Fireworks, gaming, video editing, Vista) then more RAM may help out. --BenD Matthew Smith wrote: > I'm looking at two different sets of memory, one 2 gig one 4 gig. It > seems that the 2 gig set is faster. Would it be better to go with the 2 > gig set or the 4 gig set? > > The two gig: > Timing : 4-4-4-12 > http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145038 > > The four gig: > Timing : 5-5-5-18 > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145176 > > What do the different numbers mean? Would the extra 2 gigs of memory > outweigh the slower memory performance? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:241397 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
