OC Ram??

[FelixTheOG]

My mobo only supports DDR4-2133 so i was wondering whether i could overclock the ram and if it was worth it getting faster ram and lower latency.

 

I have two options:

1. DDR4-2133, with CL14

2. DDR4-2400, with CL15

 

Which one should i go with, and would i be able to overclock any of them??

[toasty6776]

If your motherboard doesn't support RAM OC or even XMP then just stick to 2133 MHz. Besides, anything faster than that won't really yield you any tangible real life difference anyway (unless you're running your iGPU which does benefit from faster DRAM).

[Lays]

Sometimes you can find 3000 mhz kits for only a few extra dollars, if you can spare the $5-10 extra bucks without having to skimp on other parts, it's usually worth it. RAM speeds have been shown to help minimum framerates, and in areas where the CPU is the bottleneck, rather than the GPU.

[FelixTheOG]

1 minute ago, Lays said:

Sometimes you can find 3000 mhz kits for only a few extra dollars, if you can spare the $5-10 extra bucks without having to skimp on other parts, it's usually worth it. RAM speeds have been shown to help minimum framerates, and in areas where the CPU is the bottleneck, rather than the GPU.

So would it be better to get DDR4-2666 but with CL at 16 than DDR4-2400 at CL 15?

[Lays]

2 minutes ago, FelixTheOG said:

So would it be better to get DDR4-2666 but with CL at 16 than DDR4-2400 at CL 15?

Na, the effective speed/latency of those is relatively the same. 

 

What site are you buying from?

[FelixTheOG]

3 minutes ago, Lays said:

Na, the effective speed/latency of those is relatively the same. 

 

What site are you buying from?

I'm looking at prices on PCPartPicker.

Also, the mobo only supports DDR4-2133 ram

[Nena Trinity]

7 minutes ago, toasty6776 said:

If your motherboard doesn't support RAM OC or even XMP then just stick to 2133 MHz. Besides, anything faster than that won't really yield you any tangible real life difference anyway (unless you're running your iGPU which does benefit from faster DRAM).

Have you seen Digitalfoundry on Youtube?

[toasty6776]

1 minute ago, Nena360 said:

Have you seen Digitalfoundry on Youtube?

nope. Why should I?

[Nena Trinity]

1 minute ago, toasty6776 said:

nope. Why should I?

They have shown multiple times how RAM speed affects framrate in games! (if the CPU is the limiting factor)

[toasty6776]

1 minute ago, Nena360 said:

(if the CPU is the limiting factor)

In that case, I think a CPU upgrade would be more sensible than ludicrously high-speed RAM.

[Lays]

1 minute ago, toasty6776 said:

In that case, I think a CPU upgrade would be more sensible than ludicrously high-speed RAM.

Nobody said you have to go spend $400 on a 4266 kit.

 

There are times where 2800-3200 kits are only 5-10$ more than a 2133 kit.

[FelixTheOG]

2 minutes ago, Lays said:

Nobody said you have to go spend $400 on a 4266 kit.

 

There are times where 2800-3200 kits are only 5-10$ more than a 2133 kit.

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sBZ2FT/corsair-memory-cmk8gx4m1a2666c16r

Or

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kNcMnQ/kingston-memory-hx424c15fb28

In This mobo:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rLs8TW/msi-motherboard-h110mgaming

[Nena Trinity]

3 minutes ago, Lays said:

Nobody said you have to go spend $400 on a 4266 kit.

 

There are times where 2800-3200 kits are only 5-10$ more than a 2133 kit.

This!

[Lays]

3 minutes ago, FelixTheOG said:

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sBZ2FT/corsair-memory-cmk8gx4m1a2666c16r

Or

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/kNcMnQ/kingston-memory-hx424c15fb28

In This mobo:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/rLs8TW/msi-motherboard-h110mgaming

h110 boards only support 2133 last I checked, so just get a 2133 kit. 

[FelixTheOG]

1 minute ago, Lays said:

h110 boards only support 2133 last I checked, so just get a 2133 kit. 

Will do,

 

Thanks
 

[MadOlive]

Am I the only one that thinks that the argument that faster ram can help if the cpu is limiting you is a horrible reason  to buy faster ram? I mean its not really a fix for the issue, at best its delaying the inevitable. 

 

Not that im against oc ram, but just not for that reason.