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ryzen 5600x with 2666 or 3200 ram?

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I recently upgraded from an i5-8400 to a Ryzen 5 5600x.

however. I am still using my ram from my older system. 4 sticks of kingston ddr4-2666 16gb. so its 64gb of 2666 ram.

 

is this ok for my Ryzen system? or should i get a set of 3200mhz ram?

 

this is just mainly a gaming and browsing pc (i have 3 monitors. so there is ALOT of chrome tabs open).

the system doesn't do renderings and cpu heavy workloads. But if there is any performance left on the table. I would prefer to get it. but if the performance is hardly noticeable. then I'm better off saving the money.

 

any thoughts on this? :/

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6 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

I would sell the 2666 MHz RAM and try and get 16/32GB 3600 MHz CL16.

would i gain a considerable amount of fps in gaming from the 3600 compared to 3200?

i am running an Aorus rx5700xt. if tht can be used as a reference.

 

where i am from. 3600 ram is very expensive

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faster memory speed mainly helps with gaming because it is a latency sensitive workload. At this point even 3200 is a bit out of date, current prices have 3600C18 and C16 at pretty affordable levels too so I would go for 3600MHz. 4x8gb maybe.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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1 minute ago, Zenedge said:

would i gain a considerable amount of fps in gaming from the 3600 compared to 3200?

i am running an Aoris rx5700xt. if tht can be used as a reference.

 

where i am from. 3600 ram is very expensive

It depends on your target frame rate and how stable you want it to be. Generally speaking it will be noticeable at above 100fps.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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I'd say 3200 atleast cuz Ryzen performance depends a lot on RAM timings and frequency. Maybe dont buy 64GB all at once?

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alright. thanks so much guys :D

 

ill just go for a 32gb 3600 kit for now. then i can get another kit down the line. ❤️ 

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