ram DOMINATOR CL 16 3600Mhz vs CL 18 3600

[JefeB]

I'm a big fan of Corsair's Dominator RAM and bought my last set at MicroCenter. MC Doesn't carry 3600 Dominator, so looking at Corsair's site, I can either get 64 GB of CL 18 3600 for $600 or 64 GB of CL 16 3600 for $850.

 

The only reason I'm looking to purchase new is that I use my computer as a workstation as well as for gaming, and the 32GB of CL16 3600 Dominator I'm running now gets up to 90%-95% usage under normal circumstances, so I want to jump to 64GB for headroom.

 

I'm running:

 

Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula MoBo, Zen 3 5900X, 32GB CL16 3600 Dominator RAM, ROG Strix 3090, TT 850W Gold+, and an ElGato 4K60 capture card.

 

Is it worth the ridiculous price for the 64GB of CL16 or will the 64 GB of CL 18 do me just fine?

 

[Vishera]

CL16 is faster than CL18

[R3dbullDrinker]

7 minutes ago, JefeB said:

I'm a big fan of Corsair's Dominator RAM and bought my last set at MicroCenter. MC Doesn't carry 3600 Dominator, so looking at Corsair's site, I can either get 64 GB of CL 18 3600 for $600 or 64 GB of CL 16 3600 for $850.

 

The only reason I'm looking to purchase new is that I use my computer as a workstation as well as for gaming, and the 32GB of CL16 3600 Dominator I'm running now gets up to 90%-95% usage under normal circumstances, so I want to jump to 64GB for headroom.

 

I'm running:

 

Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula MoBo, Zen 3 5900X, 32GB CL16 3600 Dominator RAM, ROG Strix 3090, TT 850W Gold+, and an ElGato 4K60 capture card.

 

Is it worth the ridiculous price for the 64GB of CL16 or will the 64 GB of CL 18 do me just fine?

 

cl 16 will give you better performance I cant tell you if it will be noticeable because I'm not you but yes there will be a difference especially with Ryzen 5 gen.  If you play at 120hrz or below and are not competitive in games it wont matter really should be a 10-30fps difference. In work if you use your cpu for rendering you should see somewhat of a performance drop but wont be devastating. 

[JefeB]

1 minute ago, Vishera said:

CL16 is significantly faster than CL18

I know, but is it $300 worth faster?

[JamesTheFolf]

8 minutes ago, JefeB said:

I'm a big fan of Corsair's Dominator RAM and bought my last set at MicroCenter. MC Doesn't carry 3600 Dominator, so looking at Corsair's site, I can either get 64 GB of CL 18 3600 for $600 or 64 GB of CL 16 3600 for $850.

 

The only reason I'm looking to purchase new is that I use my computer as a workstation as well as for gaming, and the 32GB of CL16 3600 Dominator I'm running now gets up to 90%-95% usage under normal circumstances, so I want to jump to 64GB for headroom.

 

I'm running:

 

Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula MoBo, Zen 3 5900X, 32GB CL16 3600 Dominator RAM, ROG Strix 3090, TT 850W Gold+, and an ElGato 4K60 capture card.

 

Is it worth the ridiculous price for the 64GB of CL16 or will the 64 GB of CL 18 do me just fine?

 

You might also be able to find 64GB of CL16 at 3600 from a different brand for cheaper.

[JefeB]

1 minute ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

cl 16 will give you better performance I cant tell you if it will be noticeable because I'm not you but yes there will be a difference especially with Ryzen 5 gen.  If you play at 120hrz or below and are not competitive in games it wont matter really should be a 10-30fps difference.

I'm running 1440p UW IPS OCd to 120

[Vishera]

Just now, JefeB said:

I know, but is it $300 worth faster?

It depends on how important that difference is to you.

[R3dbullDrinker]

1 minute ago, JefeB said:

I know, but is it $300 worth faster?

If your work is very important yes if you are willing to wait a little longer for stuff to render and slightly lower fps then its fine.

[R3dbullDrinker]

2 minutes ago, JefeB said:

I'm running 1440p UW IPS OCd to 120

If you aren't super competitive you should be fine ram mostly affects the 1% and 0.1% lows in fps.

[JamesTheFolf]

2 minutes ago, JefeB said:

I'm running 1440p UW IPS OCd to 120

Check out this ram:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YGPgXL/gskill-ripjaws-v-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16q-

 

Its got all the same specs, but is much cheaper

[R3dbullDrinker]

1 minute ago, jrhaberland said:

Check out this ram:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YGPgXL/gskill-ripjaws-v-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16q-

 

Its got all the same specs, but is much cheaper

Not as flashy though looking at his specs I think he wants some of that.

[Vishera]

1 minute ago, jrhaberland said:

Check out this ram:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/YGPgXL/gskill-ripjaws-v-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16q-

 

Its got all the same specs, but is much cheaper

Nice find.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

10 minutes ago, JefeB said:

I know, but is it $300 worth faster?

These exist, so it makes no sense at all to buy either of those options. And if you still insist on spending hundreds more for Corsair, then you are irrational and any advice we may give is meaningless anyway.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7ZWBD3/crucial-ballistix-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr4-3600-cl16-memory-bl2k32g36c16u4b

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VCCFf7/crucial-ballistix-rgb-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-bl2k32g36c16u4bl

 

Edit:

That read back harsher than I intended. Sorry about that. Haven't had my coffee yet. 

[JefeB]

1 minute ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

Not as flashy though looking at his specs I think he wants some of that.

Great find! Thank you!

[Downkey]

14 minutes ago, JefeB said:

I'm a big fan of Corsair's Dominator RAM and bought my last set at MicroCenter. MC Doesn't carry 3600 Dominator, so looking at Corsair's site, I can either get 64 GB of CL 18 3600 for $600 or 64 GB of CL 16 3600 for $850.

 

The only reason I'm looking to purchase new is that I use my computer as a workstation as well as for gaming, and the 32GB of CL16 3600 Dominator I'm running now gets up to 90%-95% usage under normal circumstances, so I want to jump to 64GB for headroom.

 

I'm running:

 

Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula MoBo, Zen 3 5900X, 32GB CL16 3600 Dominator RAM, ROG Strix 3090, TT 850W Gold+, and an ElGato 4K60 capture card.

 

Is it worth the ridiculous price for the 64GB of CL16 or will the 64 GB of CL 18 do me just fine?

 

I'd go with the CL16, but go with a different brand. You can find much cheaper kits of the same specs for over $100 less.

[Vishera]

Just now, R3dbullDrinker said:

Not as flashy though looking at his specs I think he wants some of that.

No problem:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NtgQzy/kingston-hyperx-predator-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3333-memory-hx433c16pb3k464

 

This one is very flashy:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hFdrxr/gskill-trident-z-neo-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl16-memory-f4-3600c16q-64gtznc

 

[R3dbullDrinker]

Just now, Vishera said:

No problem:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/NtgQzy/kingston-hyperx-predator-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3333-memory-hx433c16pb3k464

 

This one is very flashy:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/hFdrxr/gskill-trident-z-neo-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl16-memory-f4-3600c16q-64gtznc

 

Yep should fit his build perfectly Id go with the trident z.

[Vishera]

1 minute ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

Yep should fit his build perfectly Id go with the trident z.

You are right,they look really good:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/gJn8TW/gskill-trident-z-royal-64-gb-4-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-memory-f4-3600c16q-64gtrgc

[JamesTheFolf]

6 hours ago, R3dbullDrinker said:

Not as flashy though looking at his specs I think he wants some of that.

Yeah tho I'd rather save money then have some flashy ram lol