Ram speed

TheIcedCanadian · February 22, 2015

Hi,

I am looking to build a mid level gaming pc, and I was wondering if it was worth an extra $15 to get ddr3 1600MHz RAM, vs saving $15 on DDR3 133MHz RAM (for gaming). Both CL9

Thanks in advance.

NeatSquidYT · February 22, 2015

Not worth it unless you're using integrated graphics of some sort

TheIcedCanadian · February 22, 2015

Not worth it unless you're using integrated graphics of some sort

I'll be using a R9 280

soaringchicken · February 22, 2015

1333mhz is fine, you won't notice any fps difference at all.... The only thing about 1600mhz ram that makes it popular is basically just because it's the general standard

Andrewf · February 22, 2015

Yeah unless you're doing editing which allocates lots of memory and needs to quickly dump and access over and over, RAM speed doesn't really affect anything. There are benchmarks that prove minuscule increases, but only from 1333 to 2400 do you see an overall improvement. Definitely not worth it for a mid-range rig.