RAM DIMMS - real world different??
Im looking at getting a HP EliteDesk 800 G2, off the shelf spec:
Looking at increasing the RAM (this desktop has 8 slots and can take a max of 64GB). The site Im getting it from offers these two 8MB DIMMs:
Besides the price can someone explain to me in real world terms the difference. I see its the Latency Timings - but what does that actually mean? The £210 difference could mean a good monitor!
thanks
Mark
- 1 x Core i7 6700 / 3.4 GHz
- RAM 8 GB
- SSD 256 GB
- 3D V-NAND technology
- DVD SuperMulti
- HD Graphics 530
- GigE - Win 10 Pro
Looking at increasing the RAM (this desktop has 8 slots and can take a max of 64GB). The site Im getting it from offers these two 8MB DIMMs:
Besides the price can someone explain to me in real world terms the difference. I see its the Latency Timings - but what does that actually mean? The £210 difference could mean a good monitor!thanks
Mark
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1) HP says, that machine has 4 DIMM slots, not 8. Double-check.
2) Based on those specs, there is no practical, real-world difference in those memory modules.
3) You can probably get equivalent memory for even less money.
2) Based on those specs, there is no practical, real-world difference in those memory modules.
3) You can probably get equivalent memory for even less money.
CL (CAS Latency) is the delay time between the moment a memory controller tells the memory module to access a particular memory column on a RAM module, and the moment the data from the given array location is available on the module's output pins. It is sometimes call Column Access Strobe (CAS) Latency,
Since the HP does not have any value you cannot compare them but Lower CL = better performance.
But since you said this is going to be used as your main management desktop, Not going to be doing anything fancy on it as managing VMWare network etc, the CL should not be of that importance but if you are running an application than need better response such as game, business critical applications etc, you might want to take this into consideration.
Regards
Since the HP does not have any value you cannot compare them but Lower CL = better performance.
But since you said this is going to be used as your main management desktop, Not going to be doing anything fancy on it as managing VMWare network etc, the CL should not be of that importance but if you are running an application than need better response such as game, business critical applications etc, you might want to take this into consideration.
Regards
Thanks.
Its not the tower - its this one - but still only 4 slots, so thanks for pointing that out!
Upgrades here
Its not the tower - its this one - but still only 4 slots, so thanks for pointing that out!
Upgrades here
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