Memory speed

[largecar425]

Would you be able to tell a difference between CL2.5 and CL3 on memory speed?

[nmX.Memnoch]

When compared at the same speed (i.e. DDR400 CL2.5 vs DDR400 CL3) in real-world applications...probably not. You're talking nanoseconds. Synthetic benchmarks will show a difference though.

However, if you get CL2.5 you may be able to overclock the memory higher by raising the CAS rate to 3. The faster speed and more memory bandwidth will result in a more responsive system.

[ripken204]

most likely not, you can do ur own test if u want? if you need to stabalize your memory or want to overclock it more then go ahead.