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Is there a reason I should have lower latency ram for my pc?

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If you havent experienced any issues then dont bother. I too have my 2133mhz CL14 rams overclocked to 3200mhz with 18-19-19 and it just works fine. I am certain there is some performance loss there but for 1-2% gains I dont feel like spending 100$ on new sticks. I got my rams for $30 and they overclock insane (to 3466 19-20-20). I wouldnt worry about it, if you are worried try messing with your overclock to either clock higher with same timings or try to get the timings lower.

So I have been running with dual channel 16gb ddr4 clocked at 3200 mHZ with 22 cl for 7 months and recently I found that my latency is apparently really bad. I looked into it and it seems that having a lower latency really only benefits you if you are using programs like blender or editing software or playing at really high refresh rates on a 1080p monitor. Is there a good reason for me to pick up ram with lower latency like 16 cl for example if I am mainly just playing games at 1440p and 4k on my pc? Any frame difference? What about simple desktop use will I see a benefit there? I have an r5 3600 with an rx 5600 xt and I don't overclock.

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If you havent experienced any issues then dont bother. I too have my 2133mhz CL14 rams overclocked to 3200mhz with 18-19-19 and it just works fine. I am certain there is some performance loss there but for 1-2% gains I dont feel like spending 100$ on new sticks. I got my rams for $30 and they overclock insane (to 3466 19-20-20). I wouldnt worry about it, if you are worried try messing with your overclock to either clock higher with same timings or try to get the timings lower.

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