RAM Channels and SPEED

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Quick question:
Is it better to go with:
Corsiar DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
or
Corsiar DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Chanel?

The price is the same.

Thank you.
 
4-4-4-12 and 5-5-5-15

did i get it right?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
 
Remember that RAM itself is NOT dual channel. Motherboards and chipsets support RAM running in dual channel mode. Read more in my guide on RAM:
http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65757

If RAM is being marketed as dual channel, then it just means that you get a matching pair of sticks.

To give a better and more complete answer you are going to list off what your CPU and mobo are:D
 
Im not sure what the stock latencys are..

Elbatrop1 -

The motherboard is the Asus M2R32-MVP Deluxe. Its basically the A8R32-MVP but socket AM2. (thus CrossFire 3200 RD580)

Proc will be the AMD Athlon62 AM2 X2 3800+

I hope that helps a bit.



I guess if dual channel isint really a feature built into the RAM, I might as well get the 2 sticks of 667, since theyre packaged together from Corsiar....

so now heres the choice:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145568

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRatingReview.asp?Item=N82E16820231050
(some dude was saying this is really 533???)
 
what do latencies mean? The higher the number, the better? Or you just gotta match them if puting in multiple sticks?
 
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