svl7 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to RAM sticks, so some of you might be able to answer me some questions.At the moment I still have the stock RAM in my M15x, 2x2GB DDR3 1333MHz, CL9Would I see a difference in CPU benchmarks if I used CL7 memory? If yes, how big would this difference approximately be?I was thinking about upgrading to 8GB RAM, I've done some CAD and other memory demanding stuff recently, and a couple more GB could come in handy, especially when there are more programs running in the background.Are there any CL7 2x4GB 1333MHz kits (SODIMM of course)? Or 1600MHz, afaik it would automatically downclock to 1333 in my machine.And last but not least, any good recommendation for RAM that performs well and stable when overclocked (BCLK raised)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted July 27, 2011 Founder Share Posted July 27, 2011 This is how the memory performed on my benchmarking Windows partition and this is how the memory performs on my normal Windows installation for everyday usage so you can compare your CL9 memory with those two. In benchmarks going from CL9 to CL7 you will see about 3% difference but in real life you won't be able to notice anything. About the 2x4GB and CL7 I haven't found anything so far, only the 2x2GB. HyperX is working fine for me so far and overclocks well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Excellent, thanks a lot! Any recommendation for RAM which is known to overclock well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted July 27, 2011 Founder Share Posted July 27, 2011 so you want to go with CL9 and 2x4GB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 I think so. I haven't seen any 4GB CL7 modules so far, I think they don't exist yet. But I might pick up some second-hand 2x2GB CL7 just for benching and squeezing numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted July 27, 2011 Founder Share Posted July 27, 2011 Yeah if you can find second handed ones then go ahead cause new they cost more than 2x4GB CL9 at 1333... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Seen some 2x2GB CL7 on NBR for $50, regarding the dollar price it would be a decent deal for me, I only need to check whether the seller will ship to Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Can we set our hyperx 1600mhz 9 9 9 27 to lower timings without problems, if so what the usual procedure? Theres a lot of options for timings on the M18x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 No idea whether your RAM will work at CL7 timings, though I know that there is CL7 1600MHz HyperX RAM, but only 2GB sticks as far as I know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted July 29, 2011 Founder Share Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah... I wish that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I got the ram to show 7 9 9 27 once but i have trouble getting it to run at 800mhz at those timings, instead of 667 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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