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Old 01-03-2014, 08:02 AM  
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What specs should one be looking for in ram for a new z87 build? Most of the terms are over my head. I dont want to overclock, so is it ok to just get 1600 mhz ram, or should I be going with a higher speed? Also, I have seen ram rated anywhere from pc12800 up to pc315000. Is this something to worry about? I have also read the most important figure might be the latency. Most of the ram I am looking at is cl9.
That should have said pc3 12800 and pc3 15000. What I'm basically reading is most of this shit is pretty much meaningless for the average system, unless I want to look at slightly higher numbers in benchmark programs, or try to discern the difference 3 extra fps makes in Crysis, correct?
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