Which RAM Upgrade

Vizzaral · December 13, 2018

Hi all, I'm gonna keep this short and to the point, to minimise the length of the post. RGB doesn't effect me. I'll be setting the RGB to white if I go 16GB.

My Options:

2x 16GB 3200Mhz - https://www.umart.com.au/G-Skill-32G--2x16G-F4-3200C16D-32GTZKW-PC4-25600---DDR4-3200-Mhz_36015G.html
2x 8GB 3200Mhz - https://www.umart.com.au/G-Skill-16GB--2x-8GB--F4-3200C16D-16GTZR-DDR4-3200Mhz-Trident-Z-RGB_38084G.html
2x 8GB 3000Mhz - https://www.umart.com.au/G-Skill-16GB--2x-8GB--F4-3000C16D-16GTZR-DDR4-3000Mhz-Trident-Z-RGB_38272G.html

My System:

1x 8GB 2400Mhz
i9 9900K
Gtx 1070 Ti
2TB 970 Evo

My Workload:

Gaming in 1440p
Streaming in 1080p
Recording in 1080p
Editing 1080p footage
I plan to eventually get an RTX 2080 Ti and X27, so all 4 previous workloads will eventually be 4k.

PS - I wan't to get the cheaper option, but don't want bottlenecks. I guess the question is moreso will I see a difference with 3200Mhz and an extra 32GB (I'll be buying another 2 sticks in about a year, since I have 4 slots)

LukeSavenije · December 13, 2018

Not sure, but I thought they all used samsung b dye. you can't go wrong with any of them

Adorable Cat · December 13, 2018

They're all pretty good. Personally I'd use the 2x8Gb 3000Mhz to save 20 bucks in exchange for .2Ghz, and 32Gb seems like just too much to me (but then again you said you'd be going to 4k soon so it might not be)

ZFGeek · December 13, 2018

Well, if you go 32 GB, you probably wouldn't have to upgrade for a long time, if ever. 16 gb would get the job done, though. Doing 4k footage, especially if you plan on editing longer videos, would benefit from 32 gb. It all really depends on what you want.