action2288 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Motherboard: A8V-E Deluxe Hi, first time poster, long-time ASUS/Corsair user. My system is running a bit sluggish and I want to add some ram. I just took out the memory I have in my system right now, and this is what the piece reads: Corsair TWINX CMX512-3200C2 XMS 3200 512 MB 400 MHz CL2 XMS3202v5.1 0502010-5 1) My motherboard has four slots, and the RAM I currently have in there is the dual-channel kind. Is there anything wrong with buying another of the same exact thing that I have, meaning I would have 4 sticks of 512 RAM (two dual-channel setups)? 2) For Corsair memory, or in general, what is the significance, benefits/disadvantages of buying memory sticks with black heat spreaders versus platinum ones? Is one better than the other? So I made it this far: http://compatible.corsairmemory.com/partner/asus/memorysearch.aspx?partnerid=42&modelid=1241&IDU= There are a total of five options for the 2 GIG combinations for my specific motherboard type. So my questions are below: 3) Why is the TWINX2048-3200C2 the most popular, and is it the best (performance-wise) for my setup (price does not matter at this point). 4) Of the five total choices, which is the best and why? TWINX2048-3200 PRO (most expensive) TWINX2048-3200 TWINX2048-3200C2 (most popular) TWINX2048-3200C2PT TWINX2048-3200PT Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 What does C2, LL, PT, R or RE stand for in the part#? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action2288 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 I don't know. I'd like to know though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Click on the LINK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
action2288 Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 Thanks for that. I see that the C2 refers to my latency. Too bad I don't understand what latency is. Even more basic, where can I find information on the difference between platinum vs. black heat spreaders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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