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Is it worth to pay £20 extra to go from 3200mhz to 3600mhz

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Hello, I am adding some RAM to my system and im asking myself is it worth paying an extra £20 to go from 3200MHz to 3600MHz ?

 

 

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  • CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz (-0.1V)
  • Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 ACE
  • RAM
    G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) F4-3200C16D-32GTRS
  • GPU
    GeForce RTX™ 3060 EAGLE OC 12G (rev. 2.0)
  • Case
    Cooler Master MASTERBOX MB520 ARGB + Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB
  • Storage
    ADATA XPG SX8100 2TB PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD
    ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD
    Toshiba X300 4TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache
    TOSHIBA MG06 (MG06ACA10TE) 10TB 3.5 Inch 7200RPM Enterprise SATA Hard Drive
  • PSU
    Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR
  • Display(s)
    Acer KG271B Gaming Monitor (HDR Ready 27" 1920X1080 240Hz) + MSI PRO MP241
  • Cooling
    Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB
  • Keyboard
    MSI Vigor GK80 RED GAMING KEYBOARD
  • Mouse
    Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
  • Router
    Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX 11000
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2 minutes ago, bigbadplayer33 said:

Hello, I am adding some RAM to my system and im asking myself is it worth paying an extra £20 to go from 3200MHz to 3600MHz ?

 

 

What CPU?

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3200mhz cl16 and 3600mhz cl18 works the same...if the 3600mhz is cl16 or lower go for it..

  • CPU
    AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X 4.3Ghz (-0.1V)
  • Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 ACE
  • RAM
    G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) F4-3200C16D-32GTRS
  • GPU
    GeForce RTX™ 3060 EAGLE OC 12G (rev. 2.0)
  • Case
    Cooler Master MASTERBOX MB520 ARGB + Cooler Master MasterFan MF120R ARGB
  • Storage
    ADATA XPG SX8100 2TB PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 SSD
    ADATA Ultimate SU800 2TB 2.5" SSD
    Toshiba X300 4TB 7200 RPM 128MB Cache
    TOSHIBA MG06 (MG06ACA10TE) 10TB 3.5 Inch 7200RPM Enterprise SATA Hard Drive
  • PSU
    Cooler Master MWE GOLD 750 FULL MODULAR
  • Display(s)
    Acer KG271B Gaming Monitor (HDR Ready 27" 1920X1080 240Hz) + MSI PRO MP241
  • Cooling
    Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240R RGB
  • Keyboard
    MSI Vigor GK80 RED GAMING KEYBOARD
  • Mouse
    Razer Naga Hex Wraith Red Edition Wired Laser Mouse
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Home
  • Router
    Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX 11000
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Do you have ram in the system already? If you're not replacing it, but adding to it, keep in mind it'll work at the slower of the different sets.

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1 hour ago, Someone you dont know said:

What CPU?

Currently an i7 5820k, but I am going to upgrade in the near future.

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1 hour ago, ZephCloud said:

Cl?

Sorry, not familiar with that term. Its the corsair vengeance RGB PRO 16gb (2x8gb)

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2 hours ago, bigbadplayer33 said:

Hello, I am adding some RAM to my system and im asking myself is it worth paying an extra £20 to go from 3200MHz to 3600MHz ?

 

 

Depends on the cas latency like there’s usually a latency number that is near how many MHz it’s says like here for instance this is the number we mean where it says cas latency The faster the cas latency the faster the ram so 3200mhz ram with a cas latency of 16 will perform better then let say 3200mhz ram with a cas latency of 18 same applies for other MHz like 3000 MHz and 3600mhz I would say as long as it has a cas latency of 18 and below you will be good anything higher I wouldn’t recommend you want something in the middle cos if you get 3600mhz with a cas latency of 16 it comes to almost £200 and around 220 usd so I would recommend somewhere in the middle and get 3600mhz with a  cas latency Of 18 and that way the ram isnt overpriced and if your not happy with that then go for 3200mhz with a cas latency of 16 but it’s personally up to you5A868619-17BD-4499-82E1-279942519FCA.png.5cd16439477cd564f3b991c91bd630a0.png

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On 5/10/2020 at 6:35 PM, bigbadplayer33 said:

Hello, I am adding some RAM to my system and im asking myself is it worth paying an extra £20 to go from 3200MHz to 3600MHz ?

 

 

For gaming it's not going to matter much especially better to go for the 3200mhz one.

System Specs:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 @3.40ghz (6C/12T)
  • Motherboard: Asus Prime B450M-K
  • RAM: Corsair LPX 2*8GB DDR4 @3200mhz CL16
  • GPU: Zotac Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (TU-104 variant) 6GB GDDR6
  • Case: Antec GX202
  • Storage
  • SSD: WD 240GB,
    HDD: Toshiba 1 TB @7200rpm
  • PSU: Corsair CX550 (2017 grey unit)
  • Display(s): BenQ 22 inches monitor, 1080p @ 60hz
  • Cooling: 3 Antec case fans 120 mm (2 blue LED front intake and 1 non LED rear exhaust)
  • Sound: Behringer UMC22 USB Audio interface, AudioTechnica ATH M20x studio headphones
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit.
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On 5/10/2020 at 7:54 PM, bigbadplayer33 said:

Currently an i7 5820k, but I am going to upgrade in the near future.

Only upgrade to 8C/16T or higher.

System Specs:

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 @3.40ghz (6C/12T)
  • Motherboard: Asus Prime B450M-K
  • RAM: Corsair LPX 2*8GB DDR4 @3200mhz CL16
  • GPU: Zotac Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (TU-104 variant) 6GB GDDR6
  • Case: Antec GX202
  • Storage
  • SSD: WD 240GB,
    HDD: Toshiba 1 TB @7200rpm
  • PSU: Corsair CX550 (2017 grey unit)
  • Display(s): BenQ 22 inches monitor, 1080p @ 60hz
  • Cooling: 3 Antec case fans 120 mm (2 blue LED front intake and 1 non LED rear exhaust)
  • Sound: Behringer UMC22 USB Audio interface, AudioTechnica ATH M20x studio headphones
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit.
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