more ram or faster ram

[ZoidGG]

Currently have

r7 3800x @3.9ghz

RTX 2070 OC edition 

16gb ddr4 3000 mhz ram

I was just wondering if i should get another 16 gb set of 3000mhz so id have 32gb 3000mhz or if i should get 16gb 3600mhz.

Thanks

[Mr Technician]

If 16 GB is enough for you then there is no reason to get 32 GB. 16 GB 3600 Mhz will help slightly in games but it's probably not worth the extra money since you already have 3000 mhz ram.

[ZoidGG]

Just now, ThatFlashCat said:

If 16 GB is enough for you then there is no reason to get 32 GB. 16 GB 3600 Mhz will help slightly in games but it's probably not worth the extra money since you already have 3000 mhz ram.

i have heard ram speeds help alot more with ryzen cpus though, and ive seen some people gain 100-200 fps in fortnite just from enabling xmp and having ram speeds increase by like 600mhz

[Mr Technician]

2 minutes ago, ZoidGG said:

i have heard ram speeds help alot more with ryzen cpus though, and ive seen some people gain 100-200 fps in fortnite just from enabling xmp and having ram speeds increase by like 600mhz

There's no way anyone had that big of an FPS jump.

[ZoidGG]

2 minutes ago, ThatFlashCat said:

There's no way anyone had that big of an FPS jump.

ya i mean when i did it and had changed mine from running at 2133 to 2400 on my old pc i went up like 50-100

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, ZoidGG said:

ya i mean when i did it and had changed mine from running at 2133 to 2400 on my old pc i went up like 50-100

No you didn't.  And those people didn't get 100-200 fps increases either.

 

You get a small bump, 5%-8% or so depending.

 

To answer you tho, stay at 16GB 3000MHz and maybe OC the RAM a bit if you want.  Otherwise just enjoy it and rock on.

[ZoidGG]

Just now, jstudrawa said:

No you didn't.  And those people didn't get 100-200 fps increases either.

 

You get a small bump, 5%-8% or so depending.

 

To answer you tho, stay at 16GB 3000MHz and maybe OC the RAM a bit if you want.  Otherwise just enjoy it and rock on.

i mean i did but ok

[Dedayog]

2 minutes ago, ZoidGG said:

i mean i did but ok

How many fps do you get in Fortnite now?  What resolution/settings are you runing?

[SenKa]

Have you tried tooling around with manual overclocking on your RAM? Just because it's rated for 3000MHz doesn't mean it can't go further. From what I understand, Zen likes timings more than frequency (though both help, of course). If you're running XMP the timings are probably super loose, based off my experience.

 

Install CPU-Z if you don't have it already, and show us the memory tab. It should look something like this, but with different numbers. (Do note these are the XMP values for my ram, which are really loose. I haven't reapplied my OC, havent had the time to mess with it)

[ZoidGG]

3 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

How many fps do you get in Fortnite now?  What resolution/settings are you runing?

capped at 240fps in creative 240 constant 1750x1080, play on all low (best for comp)

4 minutes ago, SenKa said:

Have you tried tooling around with manual overclocking on your RAM? Just because it's rated for 3000MHz doesn't mean it can't go further. From what I understand, Zen likes timings more than frequency (though both help, of course). If you're running XMP the timings are probably super loose, based off my experience.

 

Install CPU-Z if you don't have it already, and show us the memory tab. It should look something like this, but with different numbers.

[SenKa]

So thats 3000MHz CAS16 with slightly tighter timings. Watch some videos on how to OC RAM, and work on bringing those timings down now.