RAM Poll

[star_pilot475]

So I was wondering if people would opt for more capacity ram, or if people would go for faster ram. Figured I’d make a poll to see what you guys thought. 

 

 

Thanks in advance for answering...

[Jurrunio]

Depends on system specs and my uses

[star_pilot475]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Depends on system specs and my uses

That’s true, I should have included that. Sorry.

 

 

Lets say we have a Ryzen 3 rig running off of integrated graphics, then what would you go with? Also, uses would be light gaming and streaming video.

[Princess Luna]

Neither because both are bad and makes no sense facing the other alternatives we have on the market.

[minibois]

Personally I wouldn't get either. DDR4 3600Mhz seems to be just overpriced and i wouldn't recommend 2133Mhz sets in general (especially on AMD systems).

The difference between the cheapest 2x4GB and 2x8GB set at 3000Mhz is 20 USD (45 USD to 65 USD, on PCPartPicker), which in that case I would definitely get the 16GB.

 

But that is just my own preference, if you are on a tight budget and need a simple gaming system, the 20 USD difference could be a mediocre 120GB SSD.. Or it might allow you to upgrade that mediocre SSD, so it depends.

[NinJake]

I wouldn't purchase 4gb sticks these days, stick to 8gb or greater and allow for future expansion easier.

[Stormseeker9]

If it is for a Ryzen system get ram at 3000/3200mhz.

 

for intel I believe 2666mhz is plenty 

[George.]

if you only had to choose between these 2 and have no further steps, I'd choose the higher capacity since ram speed isn't that critical if you're on a budget, however in real world conditions, I'd probably get the faster pair and buy another one to double the capacity in the near future.

[star_pilot475]

So it would be more worth it to go with XPG Gammix 2x8GB 3000MHz ? It’s $20 more than the 8GB kit, $15 more than the 2133MHz 16GB kit.

[Ross Siggers]

In this day and age, 8Gb total is considered on the low side. I'd say if you multitask even in the slightest....or use chrome...I'd go for 16Gb

[star_pilot475]

Just now, Ross Siggers said:

In this day and age, 8Gb total is considered on the low side. I'd say if you multitask even in the slightest....or use chrome...I'd go for 16Gb

Ok thanks. 

[Stormseeker9]

2 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

So it would be more worth it to go with XPG Spectrix 2x8GB 3000MHz ?

Or Corsair vengeance RGB or similar. 

 

That is is if you want the RGB part haha

[star_pilot475]

12 minutes ago, Stormseeker9 said:

Or Corsair vengeance RGB or similar. 

 

That is is if you want the RGB part haha

Yeah, I’m good without the RGB. Planning on an ITX system anyways, I think XPG Gammix is slightly more low profile than Vengeance RGB.

 

 

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

In this day and age, 8Gb total is considered on the low side. I'd say if you multitask even in the slightest....or use chrome...I'd go for 16Gb

when you realize you may have suggested OP to grab 2133mhz memory in 2019 as well

[Ross Siggers]

@Princess Luna As has already been said, both are bad. But if I had to pick from the two options, yeah.

My comment doesn't deserve to be best answer tho, oh crap

[Tsar_Maple]

You can find 16GB DDR4 3000MHz for $100-120 on Amazon frequently right now

 

Imagine my pain when I paid ~$180 for 16GB 2400MHz DDR4 from HyperX, only to have the price drop another $25 the next day  

[Stormseeker9]

30 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

Yeah, I’m good without the RGB. Planning on an ITX system anyways, I think XPG Gammix is slightly more low profile than Vengeance RGB.

 

 

Get Corsair vengeance LPX. They are low profile, no RGb and good quality 

[Jurrunio]

44 minutes ago, star_pilot475 said:

streaming video.

that alone rules 8gb out

[Tristerin]

When Gen 1 Ryzen is only guaranteed for 2667mhz and Gen 1+ is 2997mhz (I think) - Id rather have more RAM than potentially (Ryzen 2 isn't here yet) than have RAM that is forced to downclock because it isn't stable.

 

[nick name]

You're not going to want to run 4 dimms of anything if you can avoid it.  That will limit your clock speeds.  So a 2x8GB kit of the fastest speed you can afford since you're using onboard graphics.  Ryzen's Infinity Fabric benefits from more speed and APUs benefit from faster speeds on top of that.