Choosing DDR3 for Sandy Bridge

[hassata]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4503/sandy-bridge-memory-scaling-choosing-the-best-ddr3

[Pilotasso]

pretty much sums it up yes.

[Rhinox]

As expected. Some noticable differences only in synthetic tests or memory-intensive applications, but in games zero-point-zero-nothing. Not worth spending bucks on anything more than ddr3-1600...