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It's not empty, it's currently ~70% full and I have a lot of files I work with in there (psd, ai etc.) I just want to get a dedicated drive for storing my games and free up space for work stuff on the 970. The motherboard has 2 slots for M.2 so I thought I'd go this way instead of getting one drive for 2TB. Okay I can see that. So probably getting a 2x16GB kit then after all.

Alright, thanks. Now I checked out also G.Skill 32GB (2 x 16GB) Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600MHz, CL16 as suggested by Hymenopus_Coronatus and surprisingly it is more than 100 euros cheaper. But I noticed the latencies are 16-19-19-39 whereas with 4 x 8GB they are 16-16-16-36. Both are sold as CL16 though.

Why is this?

I'm upgrading my gaming PC and I'd like to get it as optimized as possible for best gaming performance. Here's what I currently have: CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X (getting it when it releases) CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i RGB Platinum Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING X570-PLUS GPU: ASUS TUF 3090 OC Edition (preordered) SSD: Samsung 970 EVO 1TB (my current M.2 drive, leaving this for OS) SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 1TB (getting this for game storage) PSU: ASUS 850W ROG THOR Case: BitFenix Aurora So what I'm left with is choosing the best RAM for this setup. I have two different choices but I need help choosing which one would be better for gaming performance. My choices are: G.Skill 32GB (4 x 8GB) Trident Z Neo DDR4 3200MHz, CL14, 1.35V G.Skill 32GB (4 x 8GB) Trident Z Neo DDR4 3600MHz, CL16, 1.35V Price difference between these two is 23 euros so that doesn't matter at all. Basically I just need to decide if I'm going for 3200MHz CL14 or 3600MHz CL16. So far what I've looked up and gathered is that the MHz is more important than CL but I'd like to hear more opinions or maybe even facts on this matter. Cheers!