Corsair Vengeance LPX

[AngelLV]

Hi, is it worth getting LPX from Corsair? does overclocking the RAM really matter? Thank you.

[VVoltor]

Not for gaming (unless you're using onboard graphics).

 

[AngelLV]

1 minute ago, VVoltor said:

Not for gaming (unless you're using onboard graphics).

 

What do you mean?

[VVoltor]

1 minute ago, AngelLV said:

What do you mean?

RAM speed doesn't make much difference for gaming. Only when you're using onboard graphics, like Intel Iris or whatever, because in that case it's used as our graphics memory.

[shadowbyte]

3 minutes ago, AngelLV said:

What do you mean?

onboard graphics use your system RAM as VRAM, so the faster the better

[AngelLV]

2 minutes ago, VVoltor said:

RAM speed doesn't make much difference for gaming. Only when you're using onboard graphics, like Intel Iris or whatever, because in that case it's used as our graphics memory.

 

2 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

onboard graphics use your system RAM as VRAM, so the faster the better

Oh well I don't think it matters if i get a dedicated gpu right?

[shadowbyte]

1 minute ago, AngelLV said:

 

Oh well I don't think it matters if i get a dedicated gpu right?

correct

[AngelLV]

Thanks!

[Shiv78]

Getting RAM with headspreaders like Vengeance or TridentZ is purely aesthetic, any claims for faster or higher performance RAM because of a heatspreader are BS unless you watercool the DIMMs.

[Zyndo]

19 minutes ago, AngelLV said:

Hi, is it worth getting LPX from Corsair? does overclocking the RAM really matter? Thank you.

RAM speed doesn't really matter for most users. If you're using a iGPU as the others mentioned it could be beneficial. Also, if you have an incredibly high performance system, and play CPU intensive games at high framerates then RAM speed can start to make a difference. faster RAM also often isn't much more expensive than the slower stuff. You certainly don't need to feel obligated for faster RAM, but investing a couple extra bucks in faster RAM isn't exactly a bad thing either. If you DO find yourself interested in high performance RAM, don't forget to take into account its timings as well, as this will also make a difference in gaming in addition to its speed. G.skill tends to have slightly lower latency RAM than the competition at equivalent speeds (especially in their Trident Z series) but again its unlikely to make any notable difference unless you have a high performance system.

As far as the Corsair LPX RAM itself goes... RAM is RAM. its as reliable as anyone else is. If you like its look or its form factor (LPX RAM is quite short which is especially nice when used with large CPU heatsinks which overhang the RAM) then its a fine investment. If you would rather a different look then get different RAM.

[manikyath]

i got vengeance LP (LP = DDR3, LPX = DDR4) because it'd fit under my cpu cooler better (and because i liked the more understated look), but beyond that you may as well just get the cheapest kit you can get your hands on.

[Maxxtraxx]

Higher speed ram IS better for high performance/high frame rate gaming when you're using higher end CPU's and GPU's.

 

My go to resource for showing exactly why is the youtube channel Digital Foundry, they have an excellent video showing the framerate differences when using 4 different and very common ram speeds, the results can be quite noticeable.

 

Video: Here

 

Edit: Expectations: don't expect your GTX1060 to suddenly perform like a GTX1070 but simply buying ram with a 1000Mhz advantage for a slight price premium can get you 10+ FPS... well, why not?