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12600K difference between 3200 Mhz CL16 and 3600 Mhz memory CL18?

Bobbysixjp
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I have just upgraded to a 12600 K and stuck with DDR4. My existing kits are 3200 MHz CL16 Corsair Vengeance LPX (4x8GB).  Would an upgrade to 3600 Mhz CL18 (2x16 GB) make a noticeable difference in games? 

CPU i7 14700K | CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12A | Motherboard MSI Pro Z690-A | GPU Zotac Airo RTX 4080 | RAM 32 GB GSkill Ripjaws V 4400
Mhz | Monitor Alienware AW2721D / Gigabyte M28U | PSU ASUS ROG Strix 850G

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36 minutes ago, Revioli said:

No.

You're supposed to say yes to justify my (pointless) upgrade. 

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Mhz | Monitor Alienware AW2721D / Gigabyte M28U | PSU ASUS ROG Strix 850G

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21 minutes ago, Bobbysixjp said:

You're supposed to say yes to justify my (pointless) upgrade. 

Both kits have the same total latency, so the 3600MHz kit would just have a little more bandwidth. There might be some benefit in certain games, but it would be relatively minute overall, and almost certainly not worth the cost to upgrade. At least if you have a dedicated GPU, games tend to not be affected much by system RAM, anyways. With an iGPU, it matters more, but even then it probably wouldn't make a ton of difference.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X · Cooler: Artic Liquid Freezer II 280 · Motherboard: MSI MEG X570 Unify · RAM: G.skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 3600MHz CL16 (2Rx8) · Graphics Card: ASUS GeForce RTX 3060 Ti TUF Gaming · Boot Drive: 500GB WD Black SN750 M.2 NVMe SSD · Game Drive: 2TB Crucial MX500 SATA SSD · PSU: Corsair White RM850x 850W 80+ Gold · Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow · Monitor: MSI Optix MAG342CQR 34” UWQHD 3440x1440 144Hz · Keyboard: Corsair K100 RGB Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (OPX Switch) · Mouse: Corsair Ironclaw RGB Wireless Gaming Mouse

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26 minutes ago, Bobbysixjp said:

You're supposed to say yes to justify my (pointless) upgrade. 

Why not just see what you can OC that RAM to? Might hit 3600 mts anyways.

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

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25 minutes ago, Bobbysixjp said:

You're supposed to say yes to justify my (pointless) upgrade. 

I'll just end up convincing myself as well, no can do. (´ヮ`)

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3 minutes ago, IkeaGnome said:

Why not just see what you can OC that RAM to? Might hit 3600 mts anyways.

I'll give this a try. 

CPU i7 14700K | CPU Cooler Noctua NH-U12A | Motherboard MSI Pro Z690-A | GPU Zotac Airo RTX 4080 | RAM 32 GB GSkill Ripjaws V 4400
Mhz | Monitor Alienware AW2721D / Gigabyte M28U | PSU ASUS ROG Strix 850G

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