whats all this 2-2-2-5 or whatever posting i see on newegg about Memory?

[lefty31199]

im building a system soon, and aside from trying to pick a reasonably priced motherboard (i went with ABIT 865PE IS7) I had to pick up some memory.

I decided on the Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200

I see all these posts on here and on newegg's reviews for RAM of numbers like 2-2-2-3 or whatever. (not sure exact numbers)

Will this concern me? Is this something I have to change nowadays (its been a while since ive built a computer, always just popped in the RAM)

Is this overclocking when people are talking about these numbers? Is this something i should change with my bios to increase performance based on mobo specs?

Should I get a different brand of RAM?

Sorry for the barrage of questions....its 3:45am... im wide awake and all this just jumped to my attention.

thanks a lot

[SoSl0w]

The numbers you are asking about are the latency numbers. A lower latency is the best way to go if you want to overclock. Also if you want to run Dual channel memory you should have matching numbers for best results. Corsair's site has a good explanation somewhere on it, it is more like a slide show explaining how memory works.

Try this link

http://www.corsairmemory.com/corsair...707/index.html

[Omardeth]

the numbers are the timing on the ram . if your not into overclocking you don't need to worry about it

[RamonGTP]

Your motherboard will automatically configure the timings for you, you don't have to go in there and mess with them at all... However, there are hidden performance benifits to be had if you know what you're doing and manipulate the timings correctly.