which ram mhz is better for gaming

[Dustin13838]

the motherboard i am getting supports 1333 mhz and 1600 mhz ddr3 ram . so which is better for gaming 1333 mhz or 1600 mhz ram ?    the 1333 mhz is cheaper and the 1600 mhz is a little bit more. and is a few more dollars worth the 1600 mhz ram?

[immental1200]

What games... and what else will be run?

But in general there will be a speed increase.

[Dustin13838]

games like 18 wheels of steel, Gta4, Need For Speed World...

and internet flash games

[immental1200]

If you can afford it add on the 1600 - will give a bit of a boost and help to make the system more future-proof.

[Transfusion]

games like 18 wheels of steel, Gta4, Need For Speed World...

and internet flash games

I have played all of these games before on a friend's Core 2 Duo E8500 3GB DDR2 (800 mhz stock speed.)Radeon HD 4850. what matters the most is the graphics-swapping the 4850 out for a 5770 immediately saw ~40 FPS increase (according to Fraps) in GTA 4. 1620x1024 resolution. NFS World and 18 wheels of steel should run without any problems-those are rather old games. As for internet flash games... I have to admit some of those are pretty awesome and are a major distraction. What is the graphics card you are planning to install?
I would rather get 1333mhz ram and overclock it to 1600 MHz. (I use 1066MHz overclocked to 1771.6 MHz via FSB and the RAM multiplier. A few dollars is fine if you don't want to void your warranty overclocking, but if you want to save on every ounce of your PC, the 1333 MHz.

[Dustin13838]

i dont want to over clock, i will be using 2 ATI Radeon HD 5670 1 GB DDR5 in cross fire (the crossfire is for any more games that require more power) , i will 1600 mhz just so i dont have to over clock.