Does RAM speed matter?

[IceChes]

Yes, I'm aware that Techquickie has a video on this. It didn't really help me. I have 2 4GB sticks clocked to 2400 mhz. Is that a good speed? Does it even matter?

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, IceChes said:

Yes, I'm aware that Techquickie has a video on this. It didn't really help me. I have 2 4GB sticks clocked to 2400 mhz. Is that a good speed? Does it even matter?

It can help...a little or a lot. All depends on the application.

 

[WhitetailAni]

Do you have Ryzen or Intel?

It matters more for Ryzen than Intel.

[Fasauceome]

Higher speed means higher bandwidth, and also often means lower latency. More bandwidth and lower latency means more gaming performance.

 

Do you have a Ryzen CPU? Then it matters a lot more. Ryzen's core to core communication relies heavily on ram performance, so lower speed ram will cause performance to drop significantly.

[Lurick]

Highly depends on your application, CPU, and use case.

If you're going Ryzen and want better overall performance then it does matter up to around 3600Mhz depending on the generation. If you're on Intel then it doesn't matter as much but if you need every frame you can get then 3000 and up will help a tad.

[Guest]

Good speed for DDR3 2400mhz ....... Yes indeed.

 

DDR4, no. On either platform,

 

Yes Ram speed matters when it's faster than defalts. On all platforms.

[IceChes]

2 hours ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Do you have Ryzen or Intel?

It matters more for Ryzen than Intel.

Intel

[WhitetailAni]

Just now, IceChes said:

Intel

Then not especially.

[IceChes]

2 hours ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Good speed for DDR3 2400mhz ....... Yes indeed.

 

DDR4, no. On either platform,

 

Yes Ram speed matters when it's faster than defalts. On all platforms.

Ok... How easy is it to overclock? Do you do that from BIOS/UEFI? Is there such thing as a "locked" or "unlocked" RAM stick?

[Guest]

Just now, IceChes said:

Ok... How easy is it to overclock? Do you do that from BIOS/UEFI? Is there such thing as a "locked" or "unlocked" RAM stick?

Memory can be difficult to overclock. (lots of variables)

Yes, you overclock through the bios, but some software allows overclocking in windows which will require restarts.

There is no such thing as a "locked" ram stick. However the chipset will determine if OC is available or not.

 

Without any information about the system, it will be difficult to help you.

[IceChes]

2 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Memory can be difficult to overclock. (lots of variables)

Yes, you overclock through the bios, but some software allows overclocking in windows which will require restarts.

There is no such thing as a "locked" ram stick. However the chipset will determine if OC is available or not.

 

Without any information about the system, it will be difficult to help you.

Motherboard chipset: Intel B460

G.Skill Aegis 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 MHZ

 

Also I'm running Linux Mint.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, IceChes said:

Motherboard chipset: Intel B460

G.Skill Aegis 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 MHZ

 

Also I'm running Linux Mint.

Which Intel B460 do you have? 

Do you have OC options in the bios?

That set of memory is probably Jedec/XMP of 2400mhz.

This means it's default speed is the same as it's XMP profile, if it even has an XMP profile.

[IceChes]

3 hours ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Which Intel B460 do you have? 

Do you have OC options in the bios?

That set of memory is probably Jedec/XMP of 2400mhz.

This means it's default speed is the same as it's XMP profile, if it even has an XMP profile.

I haven't built the system yet, I'm just planning. My motherboard is a Gigabyte B460 HD3 full sized ATX motherboard. I'm 99% certain that the BIOS has XMP/OC, it being a newer board.

Also, do certain RAM types not support XMP? How does that work?

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, IceChes said:

I haven't built the system yet, I'm just planning. My motherboard is a Gigabyte B460 HD3 full sized ATX motherboard. I'm 99% certain that the BIOS has XMP/OC, it being a newer board.

Also, do certain RAM types not support XMP? How does that work?

Some of the standard frequency memory kits like 2400 or 2666mhz memory will sometimes Not have an XMP profile, and typically when they do, it's the same frequency and timings as the Jedec standard speeds. 

 

The memory will work fine, but the overclock experience won't be great, if you can push 2666mhz from 2400mhz for example, that's performance progress for sure. 

 

 

 

 

 

[IceChes]

Just now, ShrimpBrime said:

Some of the standard frequency memory kits like 2400 or 2666mhz memory will sometimes Not have an XMP profile, and typically when they do, it's the same frequency and timings as the Jedec standard speeds. 

 

The memory will work fine, but the overclock experience won't be great, if you can push 2666mhz from 2400mhz for example, that's performance progress for sure. 

 

 

 

 

 

Fantastic, thanks. By the way, what is your profile picture? It looks like an RGB washing machine. Or a steaming water cooling reservoir. 

[Guest]

Just now, IceChes said:

Fantastic, thanks. By the way, what is your profile picture? It looks like an RGB washing machine. Or a steaming water cooling reservoir. 

That's liquid nitrogen. 

Asus Maximus X Hero + 8700K = 6ghz+

 

I dropped a blue case LED into the LN2 to give it some cool effects  

[freeagent]

RGB washing machine omg I'm dieing

 

Best guess ever 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, freeagent said:

RGB washing machine omg I'm dieing

 

Best guess ever 

Hey I'd buy that washing machine in a heart beat! lol.

[Chiyawa]

11 minutes ago, ShrimpBrime said:

Hey I'd buy that washing machine in a heart beat! lol.

You know, Asus should partner with LG or Electrolux to produce ROG or TUF washing machine.

[IceChes]

On 1/31/2021 at 9:16 PM, Chiyawa said:

You know, Asus should partner with LG or Electrolux to produce ROG or TUF washing machine.

I would very much like to see that.