does assigning a custom name server make any difference in performance? [closed]

does assigning a custom name server make any difference in performance?
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References

Reference NO 1

http://www.dnsmadeeasy.com/support/faqs/

Reference NO 2

http://www.pcworld.com/article/241219/speed_up_your_internet_connection_by_changing_your_domain_name_system_server.html

Reference NO 3

http://contributor.yahoo.com/help/

Reference NO 4

http://dyn.com/support/how-do-i-delegate-my-domain/

Reference NO 5

http://askubuntu.com/questions/2194/how-can-i-improve-overall-system-performance

Reference NO 6

http://support.illumina.com/faqs.ilmn

Reference NO 7

https://www.grc.com/dns/benchmark.htm

Reference NO 8

http://www.networksolutions.com/support/how-to-manage-advanced-dns-records/