RAM selection

[BiotechBen]

Finishing build, was originally just going to be an upgrade, but got a great deal on a B550 black Friday so old system is going to roommate to get into PC gaming.

 

Given these two kits, is there a benefit to going to the 3600 kit? I know that higher frequency and tighter timings are better but will I notice a difference?

 

 

Games: Cities skylines, FH 4, various other low stress games

R5 5600

ASROCK Phantom gaming 4 AC

GTX 1080

 

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/wNt9TW/teamgroup-t-create-expert-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-ttced432g3200hc16fdc01

  

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/GkJgXL/teamgroup-t-create-expert-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr4-3600-cl18-memory-ttced432g3600hc18jdc01

 

 

[RONOTHAN##]

What CPU are you going to use? Different CPUs scale differently with memory, so some will be more noticeable with the faster memory speed than others. 

 

That said, the difference is $1. You might as well get the faster kit if that's the difference in price. 

[BiotechBen]

3 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

What CPU are you going to use? Different CPUs scale differently with memory, so some will be more noticeable with the faster memory speed than others. 

 

That said, the difference is $1. You might as well get the faster kit if that's the difference in price. 

R5 5600

[RONOTHAN##]

5 minutes ago, BiotechBen said:

R5 5600

That's one of the least memory sensitive chips on AM4, so you're not likely to notice much of a difference. 

 

Still, it's $1. You might as well. 

[BiotechBen]

14 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

That's one of the least memory sensitive chips on AM4, so you're not likely to notice much of a difference. 

 

Still, it's $1. You might as well. 

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