Ram Price

[KeyboardZZ]

Hello everyone,
I was trying to find a reliable set of 8gb ram (2x4gb) when I realised that there was a large price difference between certain types even though their specs were essentially the same. I am curious to know why exactly there is a price difference between Team Vulcan 8GB(2x4 GB) DDR4 3000 Memory (£34) and Patriot Viper 4 8GB (2X4GB) DDR4 3000 Memory (£46). 

Thanks

[Bombastinator]

13 minutes ago, KeyboardZZ said:

Hello everyone,
I was trying to find a reliable set of 8gb ram (2x4gb) when I realised that there was a large price difference between certain types even though their specs were essentially the same. I am curious to know why exactly there is a price difference between Team Vulcan 8GB(2x4 GB) DDR4 3000 Memory (£34) and Patriot Viper 4 8GB (2X4GB) DDR4 3000 Memory (£46). 

Thanks

My guess without looking up the various sticks is that not all the specs are actually the same.  Did you check all the cas numbers?  Not all Xmhz casY is created equal.  Cas has 4 numbers. 

[KeyboardZZ]

6 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

My guess without looking up the various sticks is that not all the specs are actually the same.  Did you check all the cas numbers?  Not all Xmhz casY is created equal.  Cas has 4 numbers. 

The vulcan has 16-18-18-38

and Patriot has 16-16-16-36

 

 

 

[KeyboardZZ]

8 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

My guess without looking up the various sticks is that not all the specs are actually the same.  Did you check all the cas numbers?  Not all Xmhz casY is created equal.  Cas has 4 numbers. 

how do i know which one is better to buy ?

[Bombastinator]

1 minute ago, KeyboardZZ said:

how do i know which one is better to buy ?

Lower cas numbers are faster but this has a variable effect according to the cpu.  It would matter more for AMD than intel, and more for 3xxx than for 2xxx.

 

4 minutes ago, KeyboardZZ said:

The vulcan has 16-18-18-38

and Patriot has 16-16-16-36

 

 

 

well now you know why the patriot is more expensive.  Whether that amount of difference in speed to you is worth £16 to you is something only you can answer.  The difference is probably not all that large.  The price difference isn’t all that large either though.

[KeyboardZZ]

10 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

Lower cas numbers are faster but this has a variable effect according to the cpu.  It would matter more for AMD than intel, and more for 3xxx than for 2xxx.

 

well now you know why the patriot is more expensive.  Whether that amount of difference in speed to you is worth £16 to you is something only you can answer.  The difference is probably not all that large.  The price difference isn’t all that large either though.

so the lower the better ?

[Bombastinator]

Just now, KeyboardZZ said:

so the lower the better ?

Lower cas at a given MHz is faster.  As MHz goes up so does cas though.

[MrBrightSyde]

I would buy the cheaper one, personally. 16-16-16-36 vs 16-18-18-38 isn't that big of a difference, at least not big enough to justify an extra £16
 

 

[Letgomyleghoe]

1 minute ago, MrBrightSyde said:

I would buy the cheaper one, personally. 16-16-16-36 vs 16-18-18-38 isn't that big of a difference, at least not big enough to justify an extra £16
 

 

i woukd just spend the extra money and not worry about upgrading later... im going with 3600 mhz on my next build its like 60 more but will still be competitive for a fat min

[MrBrightSyde]

2 minutes ago, scuff gang said:

i woukd just spend the extra money and not worry about upgrading later... im going with 3600 mhz on my next build its like 60 more but will still be competitive for a fat min

I mean, it depends on what he's using the PC for and if he's going to add more RAM in the future (which he should). Also, he would be paying $20 USD more for little (and I mean minuscule) performance gain. He would be better off buying the cheaper sticks.

[Letgomyleghoe]

44 minutes ago, MrBrightSyde said:

I mean, it depends on what he's using the PC for and if he's going to add more RAM in the future (which he should). Also, he would be paying $20 USD more for little (and I mean minuscule) performance gain. He would be better off buying the cheaper sticks.

or buying 3200mhz especiially if hes going amd