Which memory should I buy

[Yumekui]

I am buying a new system on ryzen 3600 and I would like to get on of these Gskill Trident Z Neo DDR4 DIMM 288-Pin kits

 

I have 2 options

 

3200MHz  CL14-14-14-34 at a cost of 200€

VS

3600MHz  CL16-19-19-39 at a cost of 150€

 

overclocking is planned and my Goal is to get the best performance while gaming

So I would have prefered to get the CL14 ones but at 50€ cheaper 3600MHz CL16-19-19-39 seems to be the better choice

 

My question is if the CL14 might be worth it or just saving 50€ with CL16 is the way to go?

Which seems to be more overclockable?

Does it even make a big difference.....?

 

Thx

 

 

 

[SpookyCitrus]

Personally I'd go for the 3600mhz CL16, especially if you're just gaming, you wouldn't have to overclock then, just slap on the X.M.P and you're golden. 

[TheGlenlivet]

3600 seems to be the sweet spot for the new Ryzens, but if you are going to OC, you will probably be able to get the 3200 up to 3600.  

Then again, you could also tighten the timings down on the 3600 and it's cheaper.

I have 3600 RAM in a b350 with a R5 3600 and have it running under XMP at the rated 3600 speed.  It's rock solid stable.  Haven't adjusted timings.  

 

If you are looking for max OC performance get one of them and return it if it won't hit the speeds you want.  

 

[XHT_001]

3600MHz  CL16-19-19-39 - reduce the number's by 30% and increase the volt's and bring the CPU-RAM latency down to 20ns from 150ns, XMP is for losers

 

trident is second to none for overclocking all the RAM value's and being able to handle high volts

[Vishera]

20 minutes ago, XHT_001 said:

3600MHz  CL16-19-19-39 - reduce the number's by 30% and increase the volt's and bring the CPU-RAM latency down to 20ns from 150ns, XMP is for losers

 

trident is second to none for overclocking all the RAM value's and being able to handle high volts

3200MHz  will overclock better,and the timings are excellent on this one.

I think it will do At least 3600MHz CL16-16-16-34,you can probably do with those 3600MHz CL15-15-15-34 

[XHT_001]

2 hours ago, Vishera said:

3200MHz  will overclock better,and the timings are excellent on this one.

I think it will do At least 3600MHz CL16-16-16-34,you can probably do with those 3600MHz CL15-15-15-34 

i'll stick to my 64GB end of line corsair dominator DDR4 3200 15-15-15-36 I picked up for £350 and have zero need for virtual memory being enabled with all the M.2/SATA bottle necking when textures are requested from virtual texture caches

[XHT_001]

you can still get some if you are in the uk 32GB 2x16GB for £180 from scan without the platinum timings, instead you will have 16-18-18-36

[Vejnemojnen]

get the cheaper. The difference will be marginal, and, you can always fine-tune RAM-s via Ryzen DRAM calculator.

 

BTW, Micron E-die kits (Crucial Ballistix Sport..) are very good for overclocking. The Hynix CJR is another fine option, if don't want to pay the premium price of Samsung B-chips.