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unless youre gaming on an iGPU

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I would like to know, does it matter if your RAM is 1600MHz or higher in terms of gaming? Like does it effect performance or?

 

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Unless you're using an APU, no.

 

 

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unless youre gaming on an iGPU

 

 

No real effect, a few fps at the highest at most.

 

Yeah.. tought so! Thanks guys ;)

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There have been rare exceptions where games have had large FPS boosts from faster RAM, notable cases are with Ryse: Son of Rome, and Fallout 4.

 

Other than that, you're looking at about 2% more FPS with faster RAM (like 1600 to 2400)

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If you're cpu limited, you can potentially have a noticeable difference, if you're gpu limited, you'll see no difference at all. Most of the time, your money will be better invested somewhere else, if the faster ram is only a few bucks more, I say get it, but don't spend a lot on it.

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unless youre gaming on an iGPU

depending on game.

 

Ryse - Son of Rome LOVES fast RAM...

 

go watch the video Digital Foundry released.... sure between 1600 and 1866 it wont be much

 

between 1600 and 2133 it was an average of 5 FPS....

 

how much do you pay to get 5 FPS from a GPU or CPU if you are NOT overclocking your existing one?

 

thats right, you buy a higher tier GPU or CPU... which even if you sold your old hardware, still gonna cost you way more then the 10 bucks it costs to get 2400MHz RAM over 1600MHz RAM

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depending on game.

 

Ryse - Son of Rome LOVES fast RAM...

 

go watch the video Digital Foundry released.... sure between 1600 and 1866 it wont be much

 

between 1600 and 2133 it was an average of 5 FPS....

 

how much do you pay to get 5 FPS from a GPU or CPU if you are NOT overclocking your existing one?

 

thats right, you buy a higher tier GPU or CPU... which even if you sold your old hardware, still gonna cost you way more then the 10 bucks it costs to get 2400MHz RAM over 1600MHz RAM

To add to that - in Fallout 4 the diffrence between 1600MHz and 2400MHz is 30-40% IIRC

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Yeah.. tought so! Thanks guys ;)

except they are misinforming you.

 

it is highly dependent on the game. If your motherboard supports faster RAM; spend the extra 10 bucks and get a 2400MHz kit. It is worth the 10 bucks by far

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except they are misinforming you.

 

it is highly dependent on the game. If your motherboard supports faster RAM; spend the extra 10 bucks and get a 2400MHz kit. It is worth the 10 bucks by far

*MOST* games don't see a difference between RAM speeds. (Happy now?)

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