RAM speed upgrade highly useful?

[ad_hoc]

I just upgraded to the Ryzen 3600 (with the Asus Prime x570-P)

I've got a 5700 XT. In the games I'm playing, I'm seeing 100% GPU utilization with 30-35% CPU utilization. The main games I'm currently playing are The Outer Worlds and PubG.

I've brought over my old RAM - 2x8GB 2400mhz 15-15-15-35

So, I'm a bit tight on money and would rather not spend the $100 on upgrading my RAM, but I do have the money there if it will make a big impact.

How much of a performance gain do you think I would get if I upgrade to 3200-3600mhz CL16?

[SpookyCitrus]

Ryzen especially 2000 and 3000 series CPUs are very ram hungry and work their best with higher speed memory. I personally wouldn't go below 3000mhz in a Ryzen build.

No need to break the bank to get good high speed memory either usually, you can get a good kit for around $60.

https://www.newegg.com/team-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820331354?Item=N82E16820331354&nm_mc=AFC-RAN-COM&cm_mmc=AFC-RAN-COM&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_source=afc-PCPartPicker&AFFID=2558510&AFFNAME=PCPartPicker&ACRID=1&ASID=https%3a%2f%2fpcpartpicker.com%2fproduct%2fz3VD4D%2fteam-t-force-vulcan-z-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3200-memory-tlzgd416g3200hc16cdc01&ranMID=44583&ranEAID=2558510&ranSiteID=8BacdVP0GFs-cZd5gtYvGpnZKeWQod.P9Q

[ad_hoc]

Oh I should note that I'm Canadian.

Cheapest I've found a decent set is $80 CAD + $5 shipping + tax.

Works out to be around $100 CAD.

[Juular]

You can always try to OC it, set primary timings to like 18-20-20-20-40 and raise DRAM & FCLK frequency step by step (DRAM frequency should be double of FCLK). Then when you hit the ceiling you can lower primary timings step by step too, simultaneously in pairs, starting by CL & RAS (1st and 5th number), then both RCDs (2nd and 3rd), and then RP and RAS (4th and 5th). Setting DRAM voltage to 1.35-1.4 V may help too. Don't worry about damaging it, wouldn't happen, the worst that can happen is that PC wouldn't POST (freeze on turn-on), in that case clear CMOS and revert settings one step back.

[Sakkura]

1 hour ago, ad_hoc said:

 In the games I'm playing, I'm seeing 100% GPU utilization

That means you're GPU-bottlenecked, so improving other parts of the system will not have a major impact on performance.

[SpookyCitrus]

On 11/30/2019 at 5:26 AM, Sakkura said:

That means you're GPU-bottlenecked, so improving other parts of the system will not have a major impact on performance.

A 5700xt shouldn't be bottlenecked by a Ryzen 5 3600.

[Sakkura]

35 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

A 5700xt shouldn't be bottlenecked by a Ryzen 5 3600.

I said OP was GPU-bottlenecked. That means the CPU is NOT bottlenecking.