[PLUG-TALK] memory designations and suggestions

[Galen Seitz]

On 06/22/14 15:50, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Russell Senior
> <russell at personaltelco.net> wrote:
>
>> I usually just look at crucial.com
>>
>> You can use their "Crucial Advisor Tool", to pick the Manufacturer,
>> Product Line and Model, and it'll tell you what kind of modules you
>> want/need.  Then you can either buy the modules from them, or take the
>> specs to a different vendor.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Russell Senior, President
>> russell at personaltelco.net
>
> Thanks for the link.  It is a great resource for those like me who do
> not keep up-to-date on all the terms, options, and specs.
>
> Now I have three options: Upgrade from 2GB to 4GB for $40, to 6GB for
> $72, to 8GB for $144.  These last two choices have a CAS latency (CL)
> of 6.  For CL of 5 $72/$144 become $80/$160.  I do not know what the
> CL is of the existing 2GB, but unless it is 5 the purchase of the CL 5
> memory makes no sense.

You are highly unlikely to notice a difference due to CAS latency.  The 
performance difference amounts to a few percent at most, and that's when 
running synthetic benchmarks.

galen
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Galen Seitz
Seitz & Associates
galens at seitzassoc.com