DDR4 2666mhz vs 3000mhz worth the extra money

[PeggersXtreme]

Hi,

I ordered some Crucial Ballistix Elite 2666mhz 32gb kit but then I saw a 3000mhz kit for 40GBP more isit worth it to go with 3000mhz for that much extra it works out to about 60USD more 

[Morgan MLGman]

No it's not worth it. There would be literally no difference from 3000mhz over 2666mhz.

[iRileyx]

In most cases, you won't even notice a difference, so no. if it was a few £ i'd say get it for the sake of having it, but at £40, hell no.

[PeggersXtreme]

Just now, Morgan MLGman said:

No it's not worth it. There would be literally no difference from 3000mhz over 2666mhz.

Ok I didnt think there would be just wanted to check as I came across a post that said there would be 5% better performance from a 3000mhz kit 

[PeggersXtreme]

5 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

In most cases, you won't even notice a difference, so no. if it was a few £ i'd say get it for the sake of having it, but at £40, hell no.

I was actually originally planning to buy 3000mhz kit but when I saw the Crucial Ballistix 2666mhz kit for 146GPB on cyber monday I thought they was a great deal might finally get a stable overclock with this kit sold my 64gb corsair kit as it wouldnt accept xmp on my motherboard seems to be a common issue with x99 asus motherboards and corsair kits 

[tarfeef101]

Yeah, as someone who HAS 3000 MHz ram, don't buy it unless it's the same price. No point.

[PeggersXtreme]

1 minute ago, tarfeef101 said:

Yeah, as someone who HAS 3000 MHz ram, don't buy it unless it's the same price. No point.

Glad I ordered the 2666mhz kit now it was cheaper than the 16gb 3000mhz kit aswell lol 

[gcubed]

Except for some really weird applications the difference between 2666 and 3000 is not worth thinking about. CAS latency has more of an impact on a system and that doesn't normally matter a whole lot either.

 

[xYowie]

i got an extra 10 fps using extended distance scaling in gta going from 16cl2666mhz to 15cl3000mhz and btw corsair dominator looks sexy.

[PeggersXtreme]

On ‎03‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 4:20 AM, xYowie said:

i got an extra 10 fps using extended distance scaling in gta going from 16cl2666mhz to 15cl3000mhz and btw corsair dominator looks sexy.

10fps? youtube videos show only 1 and most the time that's put down to margin or error

[smokefest]

3 minutes ago, PeggersXtreme said:

10fps? youtube videos show only 1 and most the time that's put down to margin or error

10 fps ? lolllll never

[JamesDean]

It's almost never worth spending the extra dough on increased frequencies when it comes to RAM sticks, unless maybe you're going to use those for 3-D modeling or something like that.

[PeggersXtreme]

8 hours ago, smokefest said:

10 fps ? lolllll never

yeah that was what I was saying lol although in one video I watched he did get better minimum fps but averages stayed the same but never 10fps gains

[Samfisher]

If you're playing competitive Overwatch then yes.  RAM speed affects FPS A HUGE FKIN TON for some reason in OW.  Going from 1600 to 3000 can be a 100+fps boost.

[done12many2]

On 12/1/2016 at 6:19 PM, PeggersXtreme said:

Hi,

I ordered some Crucial Ballistix Elite 2666mhz 32gb kit but then I saw a 3000mhz kit for 40GBP more isit worth it to go with 3000mhz for that much extra it works out to about 60USD more 

 

There's going to be little difference between what you have now and the 2666 MHz RAM.

 

It's not completely about what is gained in memory performance alone when comparing 3000, 2666, and 2400 RAM.  It's more about how it will impact your system, more specifically the total overclock of your system.  

 

With regards to x99 and if I were upgrading from 2400 MHz RAM, it would be to any matched set of 3200 MHz RAM with Samsung ICs.  I enjoy high CPU clock speeds and a lot of memory bandwidth to back it up.  

 

Generally speaking, quality manufacturers bin their higher rated sets.  These higher quality sets work well together under stressful conditions.  This in turn is easier on the CPU's IMC, which is a big deal in x99.  Especially when you want to overclock the CPU.  Keep the IMC happy and you can run your clocks higher with little fuss.  Upset the IMC and your forced to reduce. Upset the IMC and shit like XMPs don't always work.  Upset the IMC and your x99 just isn't what you'd hoped it would be. 

 

Even if you aren't running high overclocks, better quality RAM is still easier on your IMC.

 

With that said, are you going to gain moving from your 2400 MHz RAM to the 2666 MHz set or a 3200 MHz binned set.  Not really if you're keeping the same CPU overclock and all other conditions remain the same.  However, if you take that higher quality set and start pushing the CPU overclock thanks in part to better quality RAM, then yes, you will observe a measurable difference.  

 

Is there a difference, absolutely.

[PeggersXtreme]

7 hours ago, done12many2 said:

 

There's going to be little difference between what you have now and the 2666 MHz RAM.

 

It's not completely about what is gained in memory performance alone when comparing 3000, 2666, and 2400 RAM.  It's more about how it will impact your system, more specifically the total overclock of your system.  

 

With regards to x99 and if I were upgrading from 2400 MHz RAM, it would be to any matched set of 3200 MHz RAM with Samsung ICs.  I enjoy high CPU clock speeds and a lot of memory bandwidth to back it up.  

 

Generally speaking, quality manufacturers bin their higher rated sets.  These higher quality sets work well together under stressful conditions.  This in turn is easier on the CPU's IMC, which is a big deal in x99.  Especially when you want to overclock the CPU.  Keep the IMC happy and you can run your clocks higher with little fuss.  Upset the IMC and your forced to reduce. Upset the IMC and shit like XMPs don't always work.  Upset the IMC and your x99 just isn't what you'd hoped it would be. 

 

Even if you aren't running high overclocks, better quality RAM is still easier on your IMC.

 

With that said, are you going to gain moving from your 2400 MHz RAM to the 2666 MHz set or a 3200 MHz binned set.  Not really if you're keeping the same CPU overclock and all other conditions remain the same.  However, if you take that higher quality set and start pushing the CPU overclock thanks in part to better quality RAM, then yes, you will observe a measurable difference.  

 

Is there a difference, absolutely.

The Crucial Kit Arrived but one stick is dead  so I have setup a return to amazon and am now looking at either Corsair Vengeance 3000mhz CL15 or Kingston HyperX Fury 2666mhz CL13 and I plan to move from 5960X to 7700k just because I am having a lot of trouble keeping my 5960X cool even at stock with a h115

[typographie]

$60 USD for that difference seems insane to me. If it was $5–10 more, I'd say go for it. For $60, overclock yourself or just leave it at 2666 MHz. RAM frequencies can make some difference some of the time, but it's not something you're likely to notice.

[PeggersXtreme]

Just now, typographie said:

$60 USD for that difference seems insane to me. If it was $5–10 more, I'd say go for it. For $60, overclock yourself or just leave it at 2666 MHz. RAM frequencies can make some difference some of the time, but it's not something you're likely to notice.

The corsair and Kingston are around the same price it was the crucial that was a lot cheaper but it's because it's a CL16 kit i'm now looking at the Kingston hyper x savage 2666mhz CL13 or the Corsair Vengeance 3000mhz CL15 bit worried that the corsair will play silly with my motherboard again though